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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 7

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 12▼ 21 vs year ago 94 · −22.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle sale included

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −109.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.32

vs WV average

−47.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	285.00	1,667	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

285.00

—

WV average5 barns · 70 hd

315.32

−30.32

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−47.82

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−109.41

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

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.80, low $354.66, median $394.41 across 5 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	1,593	135.32	2,156	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,460	135.70	1,981	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	128.97	1,884	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,164	96.23	1,120	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	210.00	3,387	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,214	206.98	2,513	9thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,145	175.00	2,004	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	217.09	3,369	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	210.81	3,072	8thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$1,090	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,638	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	210.81/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,072	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,552	217.09/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,369	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,004	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,214	206.98/cwt	197.00–213.00	2,513	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	159.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,529	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,677	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	37.84/cwt	35.00–41.00	347	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,205	109.83/cwt	84.00–134.00	1,323	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,445	126.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,835	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,103	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,460	135.70/cwt	115.00–150.00	1,981	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	130.56/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,923	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	615	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 12Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Fat Cattle sale included

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,090.00	1,090.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	618	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	150.00–170.00	159.79
1	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,660	101.00	101.00
1	—	2,010	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	35.00–41.00	37.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	120.00–140.00	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	120.00–131.00	126.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,205	84.00–134.00	109.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	115.00–150.00	135.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,214	197.00–213.00	206.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,613	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,457	208.00–215.00	210.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,552	209.00–219.00	217.09

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.