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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 21

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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 $320.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.10

vs WV average

−58.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.00	1,856	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

320.00

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

324.10

−4.10

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−58.05

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−107.50

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	1,973	182.50	3,600	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	155.66	2,259	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	116.89	1,410	4thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,392	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,773	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,417	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,175	111.11/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,306	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	122.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,366	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,482	149.55/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,216	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,935	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,482	147.00–151.00	149.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	115.00–130.00	122.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	100.00–120.00	111.11

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.