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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 11

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Receipts

2,295 head

▲ 709 vs last sale 1,586▼ 232 vs year ago 2,527 · −9.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*80 head of GAP Board cattle included in report

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 $412.46/cwt on 542 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +7.56 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$412.46

542 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$111.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.11

vs WV average

−33.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	554	421.28	2,333	266
Medium and Large 1-2	543	416.67	2,264	6thin
Large 1	568	412.75	2,345	85
Medium and Large 2	553	402.66	2,226	134
Medium and Large 1	577	401.58	2,319	38
Medium and Large 3	541	370.00	2,002	11thin
Large 2	560	310.00	1,736	2thin

One grade step is worth $111.28/cwt here — about $597 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale542 hd

412.46

—

WV average5 barns · 793 hd

399.35

+13.11

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−33.39

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

+7.56

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

98 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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,724	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	363	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,525	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	474.29/cwt	390.00–505.00	1,731	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,610	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	418	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,111	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	474.53/cwt	350.00–495.00	2,031	57
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,107	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,190	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	453.42/cwt	350.00–462.50	2,145	62
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	476	482.38/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,296	71
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	442.94/cwt	330.00–470.00	2,108	10
Steers	450–500	Large 1	484	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,260	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	422.62/cwt	340.00–427.50	2,231	66
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	530	436.72/cwt	395.00–442.50	2,315	139
Steers	500–550	Large 1	530	430.35/cwt	345.00–437.50	2,281	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,278	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,002	11
Steers	550–600	Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	383.28/cwt	312.00–387.00	2,212	68
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	580	404.39/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,345	127
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,359	35
Steers	550–600	Large 1	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	383.03/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,386	7
Steers	600–650	Large 1	638	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,978	4
Steers	600–650	Large 2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	359.56/cwt	270.00–365.00	2,319	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1GAP Certified	650	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,808	80
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	114
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	656	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,558	7
Steers	650–700	Large 1	656	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,467	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,569	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	371.38/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,447	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,483	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,865	2
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	691	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,194	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,163	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,487	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,509	6
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	751	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,629	36
Steers	750–800	Large 1	753	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,613	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,575	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,760	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,790	4
Steers	800–850	Large 1	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	835	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,714	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,827	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	875	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,844	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,912	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium 1	1,060	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,915	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	359	384.60/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,381	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,267	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,642	60
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	384.78/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,620	68
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	444	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,221	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,485	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	343.47/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,676	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	493	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,844	100
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	309.42/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,594	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	529	346.87/cwt	310.00–348.00	1,835	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,536	13
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	554	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,551	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,761	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,982	90
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	568	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,977	22
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	569	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,280	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	629	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,793	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	650	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,158	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	20
Heifers	650–700	Small 1-2	654	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,635	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	266.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,768	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,258	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,292	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	749	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,367	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	847	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,456	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,454	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	437.09/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,604	6
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	377.55/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,627	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	338.73/cwt	225.00–375.00	1,585	5
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,117	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	2

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 11, 2025

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

Receipts 2,295Last week 1,586Year ago 2,527

*80 head of GAP Board cattle included in report

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	425.00	425.00
6	350–400	367	370.00–450.00	437.09
8	400–450	431	365.00–380.00	377.55
5	450–500	468	225.00–375.00	338.73
6	550–600	558	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	632	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	520	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	613	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	330.00–470.00	442.94
5	500–550	536	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	623	360.00–392.50	383.03
28	650–700	659	362.50–381.00	371.38
4	700–750	721	300.00	300.00
9	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
4	800–850	803	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
23	350–400	365	390.00–505.00	474.29
57	400–450	428	350.00–495.00	474.53
62	450–500	473	350.00–462.50	453.42
66	500–550	528	340.00–427.50	422.62
68	550–600	577	312.00–387.00	383.28
44	600–650	645	270.00–365.00	359.56
2	650–700	678	275.00	275.00
6	700–750	738	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	903	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
22	450–500	466	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
35	550–600	581	406.00	406.00
44	650–700	657	391.00	391.00
10	700–750	737	337.50	337.50
29	750–800	782	353.00	353.00
11	800–850	844	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	691	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	467.00	467.00
26	500–550	530	345.00–437.50	430.35
59	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	638	310.00	310.00
78	650–700	656	376.00	376.00
31	750–800	753	347.00	347.00
1	800–850	820	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	418	505.00	505.00
71	450–500	476	420.00–485.00	482.38
139	500–550	530	395.00–442.50	436.72
127	550–600	580	403.00–405.00	404.39
114	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
36	750–800	751	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	820	325.00	325.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · GAP Certified$ per cwt · actual wt
80	650–700	650	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	366	440.00	440.00
21	450–500	458	460.00	460.00
11	500–550	541	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	763	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	835	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	875	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
5	800–850	820	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	362	350.00	350.00
68	400–450	421	310.00–390.00	384.78
26	450–500	488	335.00–345.00	343.47
3	500–550	515	280.00–325.00	309.42
4	550–600	559	315.00	315.00
20	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	749	316.00	316.00
3	800–850	847	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	400–450	421	390.00	390.00
90	550–600	560	354.00	354.00
20	650–700	664	340.00	340.00
12	700–750	730	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	554	280.00	280.00
10	650–700	654	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	569	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	629	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	359	375.00–390.00	384.60
100	450–500	493	374.00	374.00
32	500–550	529	310.00–348.00	346.87
22	550–600	568	348.00	348.00
65	650–700	650	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	457	325.00	325.00
13	500–550	539	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	612	225.00	225.00
12	650–700	663	265.00–270.00	266.73

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.