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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sun, Apr 20

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 12Apr 20Apr 26 →

Receipts

986 head

▼ 603 vs last sale 1,589▲ 986 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report for April 19, 2025*

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 $289.66/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −53.19 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$289.66

79 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$38.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs WV average

−31.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	308.25	1,752	12thin
Medium 1	568	295.00	1,676	33
Large 2	503	285.00	1,434	2thin
Medium and Large 3	557	285.00	1,587	7thin
Small 1-2	556	285.00	1,585	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	269.96	1,512	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.29/cwt here — about $241 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 sale79 hd

289.66

—

WV average4 barns · 196 hd

302.80

−13.14

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−31.52

This barn, trailing median9 sales

342.85

−53.19

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

70 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,496	7
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	348	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,496	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	378.67/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,553	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	418	423.63/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,771	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,759	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	372.00/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,614	8
Steers	400–450	Large 1	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,888	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,935	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	389.30/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,919	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,761	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	504	393.84/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,985	13
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	513	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,667	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	567	361.34/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,049	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,020	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,024	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,202	11
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	635	349.53/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,220	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	644	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,254	5
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	355.21/cwt	354.00–357.50	2,316	26
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	300.73/cwt	290.00–322.50	2,126	18
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	738	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,085	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,137	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	296.54/cwt	273.00–309.00	2,263	98
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,313	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,034	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,229	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,400	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,421	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,422	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,254	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	492	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,560	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,556	15
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	503	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,434	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	556	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,585	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	269.96/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,512	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	568	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,676	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,781	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,485	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	275.42/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,716	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	639	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,757	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	269.19/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,833	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,573	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,853	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	255.01/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,951	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	253.18/cwt	252.50–254.00	2,076	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,282	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,483	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	373.92/cwt	325.00–397.50	1,645	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,908	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	316.53/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,722	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	5

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

Sun Apr 20, 2025

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

Receipts 986Last week 1,589Year ago 0

Report for April 19, 2025*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	430.00	430.00
8	400–450	434	325.00–400.00	372.00
10	450–500	493	360.00–392.50	389.30
2	500–550	503	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	569	355.00	355.00
17	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
10	750–800	755	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	360.00–385.00	378.67
3	450–500	478	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	644	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	574	350.00–355.00	352.58
11	600–650	615	358.00	358.00
26	650–700	652	354.00–357.50	355.21
18	700–750	707	290.00–322.50	300.73
98	750–800	763	273.00–309.00	296.54
6	850–900	873	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	430.00	430.00
11	400–450	418	410.00–425.00	423.63
13	500–550	504	360.00–400.00	393.84
34	550–600	567	360.00–362.50	361.34
34	600–650	635	332.50–360.00	349.53
3	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	738	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	658	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	493	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
11	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
26	450–500	492	317.00	317.00
33	550–600	568	295.00	295.00
20	600–650	639	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	466	305.00	305.00
7	550–600	557	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	351	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	418	335.00	335.00
15	450–500	494	315.00	315.00
16	550–600	560	250.00–285.00	269.96
4	600–650	606	245.00	245.00
10	650–700	651	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	257.00	257.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
9	550–600	582	306.00	306.00
17	600–650	623	260.00–280.00	275.42
93	650–700	681	250.00–287.50	269.19
11	700–750	724	256.00	256.00
76	750–800	765	251.00–258.00	255.01
9	800–850	820	252.50–254.00	253.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	302.50	302.50
9	550–600	556	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	349	425.00	425.00
12	400–450	440	325.00–397.50	373.92
5	450–500	483	395.00	395.00
9	500–550	544	300.00–337.50	316.53
9	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	628	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	651	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00

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.