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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 23Jun 13Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▲ 349 vs last sale 66▲ 415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 38▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Return to farm calves weighing 75#-105# priced at $500-$1400

Hay square bales 1st cutting $5.50-$6.00; large square bales $85-$87; round bales $70-$75 (all per bale)

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 $497.19/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +69.69 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$497.19

89 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$48.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs WV average

+43.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	498.27	2,705	87
Medium and Large 2	518	450.00	2,331	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.27/cwt here — about $374 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 sale89 hd

497.19

—

WV average2 barns · 103 hd

486.25

+10.93

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+43.47

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

+69.69

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	1,758	209.33	3,681	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	175.00	2,984	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	172.15	2,486	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	142.47	1,611	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	235.32	3,379	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	246.83	3,875	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	245.50	3,773	5thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$5,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,382	$3,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,065	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,753	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,057	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	516.45/cwt	462.50–555.00	2,458	79
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	518.01/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,714	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	465.97/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,675	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	446.13/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,717	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	391.65/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,843	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	519.99/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,451	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	482.85/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,816	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	406	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,421	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	456.32/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,939	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	367.75/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,703	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	457.08/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,208	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,705	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	416.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,206	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	415.38/cwt	390.00–502.50	2,376	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	336.31/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,479	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	248	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,414	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	453.22/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,722	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	452.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,938	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	465.53/cwt	375.00–505.00	2,183	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	428.47/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,275	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	340.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,414	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	296.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,418	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,537	245.50/cwt	243.00–248.00	3,773	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,570	246.83/cwt	243.00–251.00	3,875	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,436	235.32/cwt	233.00–238.00	3,379	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	4,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,839	208.24/cwt	181.00–231.00	3,830	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	853	177.58/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	114.78/cwt	97.00–131.00	1,185	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,078	122.79/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,324	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	152.76/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,735	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,240	147.98/cwt	110.00–171.00	1,835	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	167.29/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,347	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,475	171.78/cwt	150.00–196.00	2,534	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	855	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jun 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 0

Return to farm calves weighing 75#-105# priced at $500-$1400

Hay square bales 1st cutting $5.50-$6.00; large square bales $85-$87; round bales $70-$75 (all per bale)

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	145.00–200.00	177.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	121.00–125.00	122.79
12	—	1,240	110.00–171.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,475	150.00–196.00	171.78
1	—	1,360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	157.00–175.00	167.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,032	97.00–131.00	114.78
10	—	1,136	135.00–170.00	152.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	243.00–248.00	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,570	243.00–251.00	246.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,436	233.00–238.00	235.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,839	181.00–231.00	208.24
1	—	1,000	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,790	241.00	241.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	500.00–525.00	519.99
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	463	325.00–450.00	367.75
2	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	455.00–490.00	482.85
11	400–450	425	425.00–480.00	456.32
17	450–500	483	425.00–500.00	457.08
24	500–550	530	400.00–440.00	416.14
43	550–600	572	390.00–502.50	415.38
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
17	700–750	737	332.50–337.50	336.31
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	509	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	700.00	700.00
5	300–350	340	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	415	530.00	530.00
79	450–500	476	462.50–555.00	516.45
54	500–550	524	500.00–525.00	518.01
33	550–600	574	455.00–470.00	465.97
20	600–650	609	425.00–450.00	446.13
9	700–750	726	387.50–400.00	391.65
2	900–950	900	330.00	330.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	560.00	560.00
2	500–550	518	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	390	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	425.00–480.00	453.22
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	445.00–460.00	452.72
11	450–500	469	375.00–505.00	465.53
12	500–550	531	380.00–460.00	428.47
1	550–600	565	475.00	475.00
4	700–750	710	310.00–350.00	340.00
3	800–850	815	295.00–300.00	296.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,193	5,200.00	5,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,382	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.