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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 19

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 40▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −177.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.20

vs WV average

−107.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.00	1,400	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

250.00

—

WV average4 barns · 26 hd

322.20

−72.20

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−107.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−177.50

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.19, low $410.69, median $427.50 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,714	143.70	2,463	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	131.25	1,873	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	78.66	904	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,924	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	156.12/cwt	130.00–170.00	2,762	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	30.78/cwt	10.00–50.00	335	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	90.81/cwt	77.00–120.00	1,061	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	67.25/cwt	60.00–79.00	796	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,398	129.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,805	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,016	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	128.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,971.92/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,972	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,240	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 40Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,769	130.00–170.00	156.12
1	—	1,495	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	120.00–136.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,478	122.00–134.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	10.00–50.00	30.78
7	—	1,168	77.00–120.00	90.81
4	—	1,183	60.00–79.00	67.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,240	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,971.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.