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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 24

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 4▼ 29 vs year ago 51 · −56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 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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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.99/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −94.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$299.99

6 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.48

vs WV average

−65.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	535	310.00	1,659	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	297.99	1,556	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $103 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 sale6 hd

299.99

—

WV average6 barns · 228 hd

345.47

−45.48

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−65.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−94.41

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	1,615	160.00	2,584	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	140.00	2,569	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	121.20	1,724	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,178	101.09	1,190	16

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)	995	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	327.43/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,532	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	297.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,556	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	975	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	63.56/cwt	53.00–71.00	678	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,140	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	980	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,210	114.45/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,385	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	115.70/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,511	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	114.39/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,596	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,711	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,569	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 4Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,450	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,306	105.00–132.00	115.70
3	—	1,067	53.00–71.00	63.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,210	107.00–120.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	113.00–116.00	114.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	468	315.00–340.00	327.43
5	500–550	522	290.00–300.00	297.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.