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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

1,279 head

▲ 356 vs last sale 923▼ 307 vs year ago 1,586 · −19.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter bulls up to $205; Cows up to $160

Charolais Influence feeder sale October 10, 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 $404.89/cwt on 211 head, up $11.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$404.89

▲ 11.31 vs prior sale

211 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$101.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.29

vs WV average

−9.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	441.00	2,205	14thin
Medium 1	570	412.96	2,353	115
Large 1	563	402.50	2,266	44
Medium and Large 1-2	555	378.00	2,098	6thin
Medium and Large 2	561	372.50	2,090	28
Medium and Large 3	581	340.00	1,975	4thin

One grade step is worth $101.00/cwt here — about $230 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 sale211 hd

404.89

—

WV average5 barns · 362 hd

394.61

+10.29

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−9.77

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

+0.00

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

71 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 2	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Steers	250–300	Medium 4	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	468.30/cwt	350.00–480.00	1,705	11
Steers	350–400	Small 1	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	466.61/cwt	355.00–476.00	2,020	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,083	30
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	435	442.35/cwt	325.00–472.50	1,924	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 4	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	492	422.85/cwt	325.00–425.00	2,080	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	413.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,033	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,205	14
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	505	395.25/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,996	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,098	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,090	28
Steers	550–600	Large 1	563	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,266	44
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	569	413.11/cwt	395.00–416.00	2,351	103
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,975	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Value Added	591	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,453	10
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,309	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	655	369.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,417	93
Steers	650–700	Large 1	657	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,470	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,402	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,339	21
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,450	26
Steers	750–800	Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,521	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,589	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,728	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,551	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	297.09/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,745	30
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	352	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,390	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	396.82/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,643	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,775	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,878	87
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,777	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	358.06/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,862	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	54
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,756	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,938	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	661	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,115	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,987	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,122	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,367	51
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,381	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,419	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,299	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	270	427.22/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,153	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,038	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,019	10

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 3, 2026

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

Receipts 1,279Last week 923Year ago 1,586

Slaughter bulls up to $205; Cows up to $160

Charolais Influence feeder sale October 10, 2026

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
29	400–450	414	310.00–400.00	396.82
33	450–500	497	357.50	357.50
23	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
14	600–650	646	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	828	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	520	332.50–375.00	358.06
51	750–800	785	301.50	301.50
12	800–850	834	290.00	290.00
10	950–1000	958	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	420	422.50	422.50
87	450–500	491	382.50	382.50
54	550–600	561	350.00	350.00
11	700–750	736	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	473	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	552	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	641	274.00	274.00
3	700–750	738	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
55	650–700	661	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	581	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	669	359.00	359.00
3	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	364	350.00–480.00	468.30
34	400–450	433	355.00–476.00	466.61
37	450–500	492	410.00–430.00	413.16
28	550–600	561	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	645	358.00	358.00
21	650–700	672	348.00	348.00
8	750–800	764	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	895	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	378.00	378.00
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
30	900–950	924	290.00–308.00	297.09
2	950–1000	978	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	434	480.00	480.00
14	500–550	500	441.00	441.00
26	700–750	747	328.00	328.00
11	750–800	775	334.00	334.00
4	800–850	833	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	325.00–472.50	442.35
63	450–500	492	325.00–425.00	422.85
2	500–550	505	370.00–420.00	395.25
103	550–600	569	395.00–416.00	413.11
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
93	650–700	655	350.00–375.00	369.03
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	591	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	563	402.50	402.50
46	650–700	657	376.00	376.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
17	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
22	500–550	542	376.00	376.00
10	600–650	631	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	420.00–435.00	427.22

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.