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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 45▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 10▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 15 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

Hay sales: Round bales 4X5 this years grass hay $65-$80 per bale; 3X3X8 grass hay $62.50-$80 per bale; Last year hay 4x5 outside hay $45

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 $385.00/cwt on 6 head, down $112.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −42.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$385.00

▼ 112.19 vs prior sale

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.25

vs WV average

−34.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	415.00	2,117	3thin
Large 1	570	370.00	2,109	2thin
Medium 2	560	325.00	1,820	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

385.00

—

WV average3 barns · 12 hd

372.75

+12.25

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−34.04

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−42.50

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	1,455	192.38	2,799	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	164.23	2,187	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	149.06	1,731	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,007	$4,100	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,173	$4,075	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Large 1	210	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	893	1
Steers	200–250	Medium 1	218	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,003	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	264	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,254	4
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	5
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	371.61/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,445	20
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	12
Steers	800–850	Large 1	808	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,586	3
Steers	850–900	Large 1	858	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,681	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	382	364.69/cwt	275.00–405.00	1,393	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,066	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,420	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium 3	765	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	633	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,994	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	672	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,083	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium 3	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	192.38/cwt	130.00–220.00	2,799	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,154	153.21/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,768	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,294	164.64/cwt	140.00–185.00	2,130	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	162.16/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,465	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	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

Sat Jul 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Hay sales: Round bales 4X5 this years grass hay $65-$80 per bale; 3X3X8 grass hay $62.50-$80 per bale; Last year hay 4x5 outside hay $45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	275.00–405.00	364.69
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
16	550–600	574	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	654	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	273	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
20	650–700	658	370.00–372.50	371.61
12	700–750	735	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	475.00	475.00
5	300–350	312	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	808	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	858	312.50	312.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,007	4,100.00	4,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	4,075.00	4,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	135.00–165.00	153.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,294	140.00–185.00	164.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	155.00–168.00	162.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	130.00–220.00	192.38

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.