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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 1

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 22▲ 41 vs year ago 22 · +186.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included

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 $161.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −232.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$161.67

3 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−169.97

vs WV average

−207.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	545	200.00	1,090	1thin
Small 3	540	185.00	999	1thin
Medium and Large 4	535	100.00	535	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $555 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 sale3 hd

161.67

—

WV average5 barns · 186 hd

331.64

−169.97

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−207.24

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−232.74

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	1,513	161.80	2,448	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	138.00	2,456	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,608	127.45	2,049	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	222.64	2,952	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	215.00	2,361	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	235.51	3,476	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	221.18	3,116	29

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small 2	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 3	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	221.18/cwt	213.00–236.00	3,116	29
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,476	235.51/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,476	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,098	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,361	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,326	222.64/cwt	210.00–231.00	2,952	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	161.80/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,448	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	125.43/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,976	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,630	128.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,099	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,456	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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 22Year ago 22

Fat Cattle Sale included

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,409	213.00–236.00	221.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,476	231.00–239.00	235.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,098	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,326	210.00–231.00	222.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	116.00–136.00	125.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	125.00–134.00	128.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	151.00–172.00	161.80

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.