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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 114 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 10▲ 81 vs year ago 27 · +300.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Results included*

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 $381.95/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −45.55 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$381.95

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$125.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.88

vs WV average

+3.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	385.00	2,125	40
Medium and Large 2	565	260.00	1,469	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.00/cwt here — about $656 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale41 hd

381.95

—

WV average3 barns · 75 hd

365.08

+16.88

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

+3.37

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−45.55

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	1,963	172.75	3,392	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,562	157.25	2,457	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	147.18	2,077	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	124.32	1,546	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	222.13	2,910	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	226.14	3,290	42
Steers	Select	Average	1,225	215.00	2,634	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,360	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,486	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	397.46/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,876	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,125	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,132	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,591	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,546	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,822	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,634	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	226.14/cwt	221.00–237.00	3,290	42
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	222.13/cwt	210.00–228.00	2,910	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	189.23/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,737	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	170.34/cwt	165.00–176.00	3,560	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	714	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,262	133.52/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,685	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	123.36/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,614	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,358	148.02/cwt	133.00–163.00	2,010	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	142.71/cwt	126.00–165.00	2,102	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,494	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,128	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Natural	1,563	158.49/cwt	149.00–167.00	2,477	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Natural	1,695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,000	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,798	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 1Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 10Year ago 27

*Fat Cattle Results included*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	439	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	483	320.00	320.00
12	500–550	532	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	410	362.50	362.50
22	450–500	472	350.00–415.00	397.46
40	550–600	552	385.00	385.00
8	650–700	661	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	177.00	177.00
8	—	1,563	149.00–167.00	158.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,308	114.00–132.00	123.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,473	126.00–165.00	142.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	140.00–145.00	142.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,358	133.00–163.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	120.00–144.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,455	221.00–237.00	226.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,310	210.00–228.00	222.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,090	165.00–176.00	170.34
1	—	1,560	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,975	183.00–195.00	189.23

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.