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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 3

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 3 vs year ago 58 · −5.2%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $190.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −237.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$190.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−147.09

vs WV average

−239.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	595	190.00	1,131	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

190.00

—

WV average2 barns · 13 hd

337.09

−147.09

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−239.15

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−237.50

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,908	169.59	3,235	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,611	140.32	2,261	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	138.22	2,529	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	98.60	1,191	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	216.09	3,120	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	211.08	2,921	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,667	218.00	3,634	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,607	210.51	3,383	2thin

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 2	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,607	210.51/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,383	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,667	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,634	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,384	211.08/cwt	180.00–220.00	2,921	20
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,444	216.09/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,120	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	161.79/cwt	143.00–181.00	3,118	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,000	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	76.72/cwt	70.00–83.00	885	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,365	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,622	144.36/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,342	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,830	138.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,529	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,365	110.00–114.00	112.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	70.00–83.00	76.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	130.00–155.00	144.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	135.00–142.00	138.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	143.00–181.00	161.79
1	—	1,850	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,607	204.00–216.00	210.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	213.00–218.00	216.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,384	180.00–220.00	211.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00

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.