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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 6

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 29 · −72.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 5▲ 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $234.92/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −197.13 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$234.92

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.76

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	564	234.92	1,325	4thin

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 sale4 hd

234.92

—

WV average2 barns · 18 hd

302.68

−67.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−197.13

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	1,755	191.00	3,352	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	160.00	2,365	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,308	68.23	892	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,277	236.26	3,017	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,627	230.39	3,748	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	199.89	2,535	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,616	241.19	3,898	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	237.46	3,381	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,325	3thin

Every lot

11 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	237.46/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,381	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,616	241.19/cwt	226.00–250.00	3,898	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,268	199.89/cwt	191.00–210.00	2,535	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,277	236.26/cwt	234.00–238.00	3,017	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,627	230.39/cwt	215.00–250.00	3,748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	68.23/cwt	60.00–75.00	892	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,365	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,325.10/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,325	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 5Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	60.00–75.00	68.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	226.00–250.00	241.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,424	233.00–243.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	191.00–210.00	199.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,627	215.00–250.00	230.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	234.00–238.00	236.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	191.00	191.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,235	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,325.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	230.00–240.00	234.92
3	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

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.