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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 26

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 20Apr 26Oct 4 →

Receipts

219 head

▼ 767 vs last sale 986▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Oct 31, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cows Boners range from $120-165 with natural cows included, Lean cows range from $50 - $130 with low dress and naturals included

High dress bull weigh 2030 brought $180

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 $288.82/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −54.03 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$288.82

17 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

vs WV average

−41.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	563	302.50	1,703	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	293.33	1,604	6thin
Small 1-2	525	270.00	1,418	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	230.00	1,306	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.50/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

288.82

—

WV average5 barns · 172 hd

294.56

−5.74

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−41.13

This barn, trailing median9 sales

342.85

−54.03

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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.15, low $315.14, median $342.85 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,384	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Fleshy	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	433	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,667	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,829	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Fleshy	473	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,821	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,956	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	493	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,947	2
Steers	500–550	Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Fleshy	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,047	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,981	12
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	571	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,127	4
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1	630	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,315	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	691	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,384	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,108	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium 1	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,244	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	416	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,394	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,565	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	12
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	563	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,703	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,590	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,771	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	649	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,866	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1-2	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	750–800	Small 1-2	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,378	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	563	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,562	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	568	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,491	3

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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 26, 2025

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Receipts 219Last week 986Year ago 0

Cows Boners range from $120-165 with natural cows included, Lean cows range from $50 - $130 with low dress and naturals included

High dress bull weigh 2030 brought $180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	571	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	691	345.00	345.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	385.08
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	432.50	432.50
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	433	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	493	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	560	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	387.50	387.50
3	550–600	557	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	691	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	489	400.00	400.00
12	550–600	562	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
9	400–450	416	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	563	302.50	302.50
5	600–650	649	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	652	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
12	450–500	490	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	644	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	489	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	636	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	458	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	417.50	417.50
4	500–550	525	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	568	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	277.50	277.50

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.