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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 16

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 23 · −13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 6▲ 30 vs year ago 16 · +187.5%

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $184.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −210.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$184.00

5 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 4

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−140.12

vs WV average

−154.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	540	195.00	1,052	4thin
Medium and Large 4	525	140.00	735	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $317 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 sale5 hd

184.00

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

324.12

−140.12

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−154.74

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−210.41

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	1,506	153.79	2,316	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	161.31	2,390	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	115.58	1,399	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	228.12	3,150	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	231.18	3,479	9thin

Every lot

24 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 1-2	450	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,436	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,137	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 4	563	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	859	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 4	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 4	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,505	231.18/cwt	219.00–245.00	3,479	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	228.12/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,150	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	153.79/cwt	121.00–195.00	2,316	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	115.58/cwt	95.00–129.00	1,399	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,365	193.81/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,458	159.08/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,319	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,593	150.09/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,391	4

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 6Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	583	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	525	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	750–800	795	120.00	120.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	150.00	150.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	319.00	319.00
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	143.00–165.00	150.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	187.00–200.00	193.81
9	—	1,458	151.00–170.00	159.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	95.00–129.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,506	121.00–195.00	153.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,505	219.00–245.00	231.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	220.00–235.00	228.12

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.