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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 25▲ 94 vs year ago 8 · +1,175.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves $750-$900

Fat Cattle sale included in report

Feeder Cattle Sales every Saturday in April, 2025

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 $225.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.32

vs WV average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	670	225.00	1,508	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

225.00

—

WV average4 barns · 11 hd

265.32

−40.32

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,522	190.00	2,892	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,655	165.58	2,741	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,337	138.97	1,858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	130.85	1,868	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	82.99	958	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	208.00	2,912	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	196.19	2,661	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	209.81	3,254	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	197.83	3,058	17

Every lot

29 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	310.32/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,474	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	197.83/cwt	185.00–209.00	3,058	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,551	209.81/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,254	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,514	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,365	196.50/cwt	188.00–203.00	2,682	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,912	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	179.28/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,793	5
Bulls	—	—	1,716	157.02/cwt	115.00–183.00	2,694	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	62.07/cwt	53.00–71.00	659	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	21.19/cwt	10.00–32.00	232	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,159	111.22/cwt	95.00–130.00	1,289	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	105.47/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,320	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,318	130.96/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,726	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,440	127.74/cwt	107.00–150.00	1,839	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,280	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,523	117.70/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,522	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,892	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.

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