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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 10 vs year ago 19 · +52.6%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −109.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.80

vs WV average

−112.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	285.00	1,596	1thin

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 sale1 hd

285.00

—

WV average4 barns · 256 hd

333.80

−48.80

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−112.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−109.41

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	2,024	158.54	3,209	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	145.60	1,989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	104.23	1,266	14

Every lot

17 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 4	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,024	158.54/cwt	151.00–165.00	3,209	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	57.51/cwt	53.00–61.00	623	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,095	167.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,832	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	99.80/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,191	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,280	124.23/cwt	108.00–145.00	1,590	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,399	143.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,003	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,019	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	53.00–61.00	57.51
6	—	1,193	90.00–118.00	99.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	108.00–145.00	124.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	130.00–132.00	131.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,399	135.00–150.00	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	160.00–175.00	167.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,024	151.00–165.00	158.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00

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.