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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 18

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

949 head

▼ 1,346 vs last sale 2,295▼ 449 vs year ago 1,398 · −32.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.26/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +18.36 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$423.26

202 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.44

vs WV average

−45.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	560	431.83	2,417	111
Large 1	574	420.59	2,412	34
Medium and Large 1-2	544	418.33	2,274	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	413.79	2,298	39
Medium and Large 1	580	393.97	2,285	13thin
Medium and Large 3	568	375.00	2,130	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $287 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 sale202 hd

423.26

—

WV average3 barns · 245 hd

410.81

+12.44

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−45.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

+18.36

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $389.83, median $404.89 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

72 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,606	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	422.11/cwt	310.00–480.00	1,570	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,060	17
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	416	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,122	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	394.67/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,796	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	474	502.01/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,380	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1	479	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,323	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	476.69/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,288	27
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	524	457.46/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,397	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	437.45/cwt	355.00–445.00	2,301	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,402	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1	536	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,412	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	395.51/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,286	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	393.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,285	13
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	583	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,419	67
Steers	550–600	Large 1	587	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,407	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	653	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,286	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	654	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,551	14
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	659	397.98/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,623	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	369.92/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,441	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	357.03/cwt	250.00–375.00	2,442	13
Steers	700–750	Small 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	747	339.48/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,536	29
Steers	750–800	Large 1	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	307.05/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,561	12
Steers	850–900	Medium 1	864	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,246	5
Steers	900–950	Large 1	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	1
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,754	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	341.93/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,443	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	366.94/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,791	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	489	387.17/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,893	74
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,812	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	561	362.18/cwt	335.00–364.00	2,032	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,985	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,101	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	642	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,151	34
Heifers	650–700	Small 1-2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,271	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Heifers	800–850	Small 1-2	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	416.91/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,843	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	345.88/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,992	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,693	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,591	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,636	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Oct 18, 2025

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

Receipts 949Last week 2,295Year ago 1,398

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	310.00–480.00	422.11
17	400–450	412	500.00	500.00
27	450–500	480	430.00–485.00	476.69
17	500–550	526	355.00–445.00	437.45
22	550–600	578	355.00–400.00	395.51
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
18	650–700	660	362.50–385.00	369.92
3	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	455	365.00–425.00	394.67
2	500–550	528	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
13	650–700	684	250.00–375.00	357.03
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
12	800–850	834	305.00–310.00	307.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	455.00	455.00
4	650–700	653	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	479	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	536	450.00	450.00
25	550–600	587	410.00	410.00
14	650–700	654	390.00	390.00
3	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	940	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	510.00	510.00
48	450–500	474	455.00–515.00	502.01
44	500–550	524	405.00–460.00	457.46
67	550–600	583	415.00	415.00
46	650–700	659	355.00–400.00	397.98
29	700–750	747	325.00–340.00	339.48
5	850–900	864	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	455.00	455.00
13	550–600	580	390.00–400.00	393.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	568	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	613	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	422	280.00–350.00	341.93
36	450–500	488	280.00–375.00	366.94
3	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
21	550–600	563	352.50	352.50
10	600–650	632	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	730	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	676	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	428	375.00	375.00
74	450–500	489	350.00–391.00	387.17
66	550–600	561	335.00–364.00	362.18
34	600–650	642	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	738	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	825	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	448	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	541	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	637	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	442	415.00–420.00	416.91
4	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	576	300.00–370.00	345.88
3	650–700	677	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	707	225.00	225.00
4	750–800	779	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00	380.00

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.