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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 11

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 116▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 108▲ 45 vs year ago 20 · +225.0%

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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 $175.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −252.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$175.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−117.83

vs WV average

−206.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	555	175.00	971	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

175.00

—

WV average4 barns · 5 hd

292.83

−117.83

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−206.01

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−252.50

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	1,906	187.23	3,568	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	151.42	2,154	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	144.36	2,308	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	118.92	1,361	15

Every lot

17 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	492	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,033	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,966	192.10/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,777	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	83.74/cwt	80.00–89.00	793	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	112.64/cwt	96.00–129.00	1,312	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,223	142.79/cwt	117.00–160.00	1,746	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	144.83/cwt	126.00–153.00	2,002	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,424	150.16/cwt	137.00–165.00	2,138	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,483	170.11/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,523	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,559	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,214	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,613	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,356	2

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 108Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	170.00	170.00
9	—	1,382	126.00–153.00	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,424	137.00–165.00	150.16
4	—	1,483	163.00–185.00	170.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	80.00–89.00	83.74
6	—	1,165	96.00–129.00	112.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	144.00–148.00	146.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	117.00–160.00	142.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,966	185.00–200.00	192.10
1	—	1,550	145.00	145.00
1	—	2,020	210.00	210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	492	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00

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.