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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 23

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▼ 14 vs year ago 22 · −63.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 46▼ 43 vs year ago 54 · −79.6%

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $235.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −197.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$235.00

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$140.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−85.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	305.00	1,632	1thin
Medium and Large 4	545	165.00	899	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $733 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 sale2 hd

235.00

—

WV average4 barns · 29 hd

320.51

−85.51

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−197.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,348	133.26	1,797	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	131.90	1,786	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,255	99.50	1,249	2thin

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 · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 4	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 4	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 4	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 4	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	132.83/cwt	100.00–156.00	1,737	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,039	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,442	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,325	134.20/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,778	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,800	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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 46Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	615	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	735	100.00	100.00
1	950–1000	960	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	100.00–156.00	132.83
1	—	1,510	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	122.00–146.00	134.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,265	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	125.00	125.00

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.