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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 22Sep 12Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 104▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 42▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 3 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: 4X4 1st cutting bales range from $40.00 to $72.50 per bale; 1st cutting 3x3x8 bales $75.00; 4x4 round bales 2nd cutting up to $77.50 per bale.

First Graded feeder sale Saturday September 16th 2026

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 $318.21/cwt on 3 head, down $109.29 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −109.29 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$318.21

▼ 109.29 vs prior sale

3 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−46.85

vs WV average

−72.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	529	318.21	1,682	3thin

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 sale3 hd

318.21

—

WV average3 barns · 63 hd

365.06

−46.85

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−72.38

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−109.29

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	1,855	208.00	3,858	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,548	151.68	2,348	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	101.78	1,141	6thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,512	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	483	325.39/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,572	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	518	302.32/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,566	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	403	373.43/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,505	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	455	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,263	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	487	359.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,753	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 4	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	83.72/cwt	81.00–85.00	861	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,215	119.84/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,456	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	151.68/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,348	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,512.30/head	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,512	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 Sep 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 0

Hay sales: 4X4 1st cutting bales range from $40.00 to $72.50 per bale; 1st cutting 3x3x8 bales $75.00; 4x4 round bales 2nd cutting up to $77.50 per bale.

First Graded feeder sale Saturday September 16th 2026

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	145.00–160.00	151.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	81.00–85.00	83.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	100.00–130.00	119.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	208.00	208.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	545	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	300.00–350.00	325.39
2	500–550	518	295.00–310.00	302.32
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	350.00–385.00	373.43
1	450–500	455	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	350.00–375.00	359.88
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,550	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,512.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.