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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 17

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 18▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle sale Saturday September 20, 2025

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 $292.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −135.00 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$292.50

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−110.35

vs WV average

−112.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	325.00	1,723	1thin
Medium and Large 3	500	260.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $423 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

292.50

—

WV average7 barns · 389 hd

402.85

−110.35

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−112.14

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−135.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	165.00	1,691	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,218	88.75	1,081	3thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,470	1thin

Every lot

12 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	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	402	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	113.13/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,499	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,470.00/head	2,470.00–2,470.00	2,470	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder cattle sale Saturday September 20, 2025

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,470.00	2,470.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	695	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,325	106.00–120.00	113.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00

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.