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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 17Jan 10Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 3▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 21▲ 126 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

Exposed Ewes Flock dispersal 28 head avg $258 per head

Next sale February 14, 2025

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 $395.34/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +0.94 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$395.34

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.79

vs WV average

−14.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	395.34	2,126	18thin

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 sale18 hd

395.34

—

WV average2 barns · 44 hd

367.55

+27.79

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−14.76

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

+0.94

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	1,691	175.98	2,976	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	191.00	3,247	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	164.04	2,357	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	134.35	1,569	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	230.00	3,273	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	229.94	3,265	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	231.72	3,471	15

Every lot

40 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	300–350	Small 3	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	440.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,244	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	419.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,571	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	398.01/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,137	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	362.28/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,514	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,236	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	232.53/cwt	232.00–233.00	3,469	11
Steers	—	ChoiceMuddy	1,514	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	3,475	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,420	229.94/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,265	13
Heifers	—	Choice and PrimeMuddy	1,423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,273	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,691	175.98/cwt	161.00–187.00	2,976	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	985	109.51/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,079	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,055	180.78/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,907	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,196	142.02/cwt	116.00–175.00	1,699	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,164	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	139.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,755	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	160.52/cwt	132.00–178.00	2,329	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,455	164.09/cwt	145.00–180.00	2,388	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,700	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,247	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

Sat Jan 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 21Year ago 0

Exposed Ewes Flock dispersal 28 head avg $258 per head

Next sale February 14, 2025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	355.00–370.00	362.28
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	920	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	354.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	537	350.00–401.00	398.01
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	738	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	510	400.00–460.00	440.00
2	550–600	563	400.00	400.00
9	600–650	613	415.00–425.00	419.48
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,196	116.00–175.00	142.02
6	—	985	100.00–117.00	109.51
1	—	995	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,259	130.00–147.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,451	132.00–178.00	160.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,455	145.00–180.00	164.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	170.00–195.00	180.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	228.00–231.00	229.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,492	232.00–233.00	232.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	161.00–187.00	175.98

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.