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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 25

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

496 head

▲ 496 vs last sale 0▼ 33 vs year ago 529 · −6.2%

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 $412.66/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +7.77 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$412.66

86 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$71.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.86

vs WV average

−45.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	421.07	2,232	13thin
Medium 1	552	418.54	2,308	48
Large 1	552	412.00	2,275	10thin
Medium and Large 2	529	400.45	2,117	11thin
Medium and Large 3	540	350.00	1,890	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.07/cwt here — about $342 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 sale86 hd

412.66

—

WV average4 barns · 147 hd

391.80

+20.86

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−45.48

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

+7.77

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

56 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	7
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	453.84/cwt	385.00–480.00	1,874	18
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,218	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,157	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	14
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	474	460.23/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,181	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,110	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	526	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,262	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	421.07/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,232	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,139	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	575	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,346	25
Steers	550–600	Large 1	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,556	15
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,440	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	664	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,490	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,514	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,616	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,825	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,651	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,229	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,747	12
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,562	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	19
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.50/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,790	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	634	334.00/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,118	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	742	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,300	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,479	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,680	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	393.34/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,849	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	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 25, 2025

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

Receipts 496Last week 0Year ago 529

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	452	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	569	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	418	418.00	418.00
7	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
10	550–600	550	322.50–330.00	325.50
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	554	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	495	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	493	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
10	600–650	634	332.50–340.00	334.00
5	700–750	742	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
13	400–450	425	367.50	367.50
23	550–600	555	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
18	400–450	413	385.00–480.00	453.84
12	450–500	469	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	521	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	563	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	655	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	450.00	450.00
9	450–500	467	475.00	475.00
13	500–550	530	407.00–430.00	421.07
15	600–650	639	400.00	400.00
18	650–700	675	372.50	372.50
4	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
25	800–850	807	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	471	455.00	455.00
6	700–750	742	352.50	352.50
3	800–850	822	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	458	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	474	455.00–470.00	460.23
23	500–550	526	430.00	430.00
25	550–600	575	408.00	408.00
20	650–700	653	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	593	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
7	650–700	664	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	448	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	470	370.00–410.00	393.34
3	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00

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.