Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.52/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −128.90 against this barn's trailing median of $390.42.

Average price

$261.52

180 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$61.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs WV average

−3.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	271.40	1,560	59
Medium and Large 3	531	264.00	1,402	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	261.00	1,462	34
Medium and Large 1	530	259.00	1,372	70
Small 1-2	546	210.00	1,147	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.40/cwt here — about $414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.15, low $380.68, median $390.42 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale180 hd

261.52

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

+8.43

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−3.00

This barn, trailing median4 sales

390.42

−128.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,401	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,228	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	286.07/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,954	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	283.73/cwt	280.00–286.00	2,049	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	279.93/cwt	264.00–298.00	1,873	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	229.13/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,899	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	307.36/cwt	274.00–314.00	1,982	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	205.29/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,525	35
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	546	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,147	8
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	5
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	3
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	419	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,119	10
Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,458	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,591	31
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,432	12
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	647	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,219	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,402	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	214.76/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	311.95/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,775	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	318.46/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	269.88/cwt	250.00–272.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	205.92/cwt	191.00–232.00	1,514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,277	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	261.02/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	316.48/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,804	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	334.11/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,644	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	271.59/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,573	52

How this sale compares

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