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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

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

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 5▲ 79 vs year ago 22 · +359.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby Calves range from $425-$700

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $155.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$155.00

1 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−77.31

vs WV average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	625	155.00	969	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

155.00

—

WV average2 barns · 14 hd

232.31

−77.31

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	—	Average	1,623	138.79	2,253	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	133.99	1,932	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	99.49	1,121	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	192.65	2,571	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	182.86	2,285	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	171.00	1,835	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	158.63	1,999	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	197.57	3,171	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	196.44	2,994	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,229	162.07	1,992	3thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 4	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 4	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 4	758	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,175	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,229	162.07/cwt	151.00–176.00	1,992	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,524	196.44/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,994	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,605	197.57/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,171	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,073	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,835	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,353	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	182.50/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,281	17
Heifers	—	Select	1,260	158.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,999	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,304	191.11/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,492	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,361	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,640	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	138.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,253	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	106.88/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,143	118.72/cwt	106.00–145.00	1,357	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	588	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	131.28/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,888	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,449	133.53/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,935	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,483	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,190	2

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 5Year ago 22

Baby Calves range from $425-$700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
2	750–800	758	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	135.00–145.00	138.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	145.00–150.00	147.66
7	—	1,449	124.00–145.00	133.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	90.00–130.00	106.88
1	—	1,250	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,140	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	106.00–145.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	145.00	145.00
13	—	1,438	115.00–142.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	194.00	194.00
7	—	1,304	187.00–195.00	191.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,250	170.00–187.00	182.50
1	—	1,245	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	150.00–165.00	158.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,229	151.00–176.00	162.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	194.00–200.00	197.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,524	191.00–199.00	196.44

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.