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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 6▲ 12 vs year ago 28 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 101▼ 59 vs year ago 77 · −76.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $228.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −203.72 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$228.33

3 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	280.00	1,414	1thin
Medium and Large 4	500	230.00	1,150	1thin
Medium and Large 3	575	175.00	1,006	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $408 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

228.33

—

WV average4 barns · 40 hd

279.22

−50.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−203.72

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	1,909	156.03	2,978	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	138.34	1,708	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	99.67	1,174	8thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,122	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	350.44/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,440	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	2,108	163.04/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,437	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,208	103.39/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,249	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,293	150.62/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,948	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,305	132.39/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,728	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,610	1

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 6Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 101Year ago 77

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	374	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	488	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	411	340.00–385.00	350.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	142.00	142.00
2	—	2,108	161.00–165.00	163.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	143.00–156.00	150.62
3	—	1,305	120.00–145.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	85.00	85.00
1	—	930	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	94.00–111.00	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	115.00	115.00

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.