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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 5

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 3▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 107▲ 25 vs year ago 22 · +113.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −202.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	575	230.00	1,323	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

230.00

—

WV average3 barns · 11 hd

304.66

−74.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−202.05

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,796	149.25	2,680	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	115.92	1,631	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	95.81	1,061	21

Every lot

18 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	180	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	580	1
Heifers	200–250	Small 1-2	220	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	671	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	801	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,394	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,779	145.90/cwt	111.00–156.00	2,596	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	95.60/cwt	80.00–108.00	980	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,146	105.24/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,206	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	68.18/cwt	60.00–75.00	846	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	113.09/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,492	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,073	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,465	120.48/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,765	12

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 107Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	801	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	322.00	322.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	166.00	166.00
5	—	1,779	111.00–156.00	145.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,319	107.00–122.00	113.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,465	100.00–133.00	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,146	91.00–115.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,241	60.00–75.00	68.18
9	—	1,025	80.00–108.00	95.60

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.