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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 11▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay sale 4X5 round bales range from $45-$72.50

Feeder sale October 3, 2026

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 $277.04/cwt on 2 head, down $77.62 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −117.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$277.04

▼ 77.62 vs prior sale

2 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.30

vs WV average

−79.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	503	277.04	1,394	2thin

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 sale2 hd

277.04

—

WV average6 barns · 140 hd

327.34

−50.30

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−79.06

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−117.37

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	1,282	155.02	1,987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,429	142.04	2,030	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	122.21	1,570	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,229	215.39	2,647	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	212.37	3,277	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	209.69	2,778	5thin

Every lot

14 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	503	277.04/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,394	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,325	209.69/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,778	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,543	212.37/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,277	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,229	215.39/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,647	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,282	155.02/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,987	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	78.13/cwt	70.00–85.00	866	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,080	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	131.02/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,729	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	140.84/cwt	126.00–150.00	2,025	15

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 11Year ago 0

Hay sale 4X5 round bales range from $45-$72.50

Feeder sale October 3, 2026

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	140.00–175.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	121.00–147.00	131.02
2	—	1,108	70.00–85.00	78.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	160.00	160.00
15	—	1,438	126.00–150.00	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	208.00–215.00	212.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	206.00–215.00	209.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	215.00–216.00	215.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	269.00–285.00	277.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

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.