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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 9

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 102▼ 67 vs year ago 85 · −78.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Sale Report *

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 $255.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −177.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$255.00

2 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	260.00	1,495	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	250.00	1,363	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale2 hd

255.00

—

WV average5 barns · 14 hd

286.89

−31.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−177.05

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	—	Average	1,669	141.94	2,370	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	135.83	1,707	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	98.99	1,030	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

19 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	218.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,480	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 4	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	148.68/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,532	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	127.32/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,379	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,139	127.15/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,448	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,007	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,533	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,268	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 102Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

*See Board Sale Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	215.00–225.00	218.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	142.00–161.00	148.68
1	—	1,535	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	119.00–136.00	127.15
2	—	1,533	146.00–150.00	147.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	123.00–134.00	127.32
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,080	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	155.00	155.00

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.