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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

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

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

1,105 head

▼ 818 vs last sale 1,923▲ 1,105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.30/cwt on 107 head, up $14.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 9 comparable sales and sits +93.41 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$498.30

▲ 14.03 vs prior sale

107 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$122.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs WV average

+9.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	527.73	2,861	50
Medium and Large 2	545	477.64	2,601	30
Medium 1	559	477.06	2,667	23
Medium and Large 3	547	410.00	2,243	2thin
Small 2	573	405.00	2,321	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.73/cwt here — about $540 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale107 hd

498.30

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

485.99

+12.31

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+9.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

+93.41

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

86 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	515.41/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,433	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	499.17/cwt	380.00–525.00	1,682	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	1,992	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	356	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,958	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	409	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,352	6
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	5
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	418	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,278	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	560.63/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,355	31
Steers	400–450	Large 1	443	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,281	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	485	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,449	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,524	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	502.31/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,466	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,248	4
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	498	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,042	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,538	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,905	32
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	559	477.06/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,667	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	470.49/cwt	430.00–482.50	2,635	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	493.47/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,773	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,594	1
Steers	550–600	Small 2	573	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,321	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,713	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	466.45/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,976	90
Steers	600–650	Large 1	638	413.47/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,638	9
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	648	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,673	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,792	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,849	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	424.13/cwt	419.00–437.50	2,812	38
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	3,144	9
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	727	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,726	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,619	6
Steers	750–800	Large 1	758	363.03/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,752	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	369.37/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,852	41
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	773	366.17/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,830	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,628	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,808	4
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	842	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,770	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,704	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,922	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	924	309.05/cwt	304.00–340.00	2,856	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,034	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	241	509.17/cwt	400.00–560.00	1,227	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	501.46/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,369	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	274	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,370	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	468.90/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,618	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,777	13
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	462.20/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,914	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,009	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	424.59/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,106	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,096	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	433.67/cwt	402.50–447.50	2,207	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	544	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,945	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	562	373.41/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,099	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,136	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	395.34/cwt	391.00–397.50	2,313	21
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	617	328.78/cwt	305.00–360.00	2,029	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,016	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	635	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,146	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	370.86/cwt	352.00–385.00	2,370	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,046	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,473	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	334.00/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,348	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,404	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,316	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,510	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	340.33/cwt	302.00–367.50	2,804	33
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,676	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,143	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	497.82/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,161	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,088	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,331	6

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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 18, 2026

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	485.00–510.00	501.46
26	300–350	345	450.00–485.00	468.90
41	400–450	414	425.00–480.00	462.20
23	450–500	496	415.00–425.00	424.59
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
16	550–600	571	374.00	374.00
33	600–650	639	352.00–385.00	370.86
11	700–750	733	328.00	328.00
4	800–850	823	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	509	402.50–447.50	433.67
21	550–600	585	391.00–397.50	395.34
6	600–650	628	321.00	321.00
14	650–700	672	368.00	368.00
14	700–750	703	332.00–336.00	334.00
3	750–800	768	300.00	300.00
33	800–850	824	302.00–367.50	340.33
7	850–900	889	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	617	305.00–360.00	328.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
23	550–600	562	372.00–400.00	373.41
3	600–650	635	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
27	450–500	496	422.50	422.50
13	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
12	700–750	747	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	400.00–560.00	509.17
3	250–300	274	500.00	500.00
13	350–400	374	475.00	475.00
15	450–500	454	442.50	442.50
7	500–550	544	357.50	357.50
5	650–700	658	311.00	311.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	345	577.50	577.50
31	400–450	420	550.00–595.00	560.63
23	450–500	491	455.00–510.00	502.31
11	500–550	518	490.00	490.00
19	550–600	560	430.00–482.50	470.49
4	600–650	631	430.00	430.00
11	650–700	655	435.00	435.00
6	700–750	743	352.50	352.50
2	750–800	773	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	845	320.00	320.00
7	900–950	924	304.00–340.00	309.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00–530.00	515.41
5	300–350	337	380.00–525.00	499.17
6	400–450	409	575.00	575.00
10	450–500	490	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	564	460.00	460.00
4	650–700	653	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	494	455.00	455.00
32	500–550	531	547.00	547.00
18	550–600	562	465.00–505.00	493.47
90	600–650	638	420.00–475.00	466.45
38	650–700	663	419.00–437.50	424.13
9	700–750	727	432.50	432.50
41	750–800	772	355.00–390.00	369.37
4	800–850	826	340.00	340.00
7	850–900	862	339.00	339.00
3	900–950	948	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	498	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
12	400–450	418	545.00	545.00
18	450–500	485	505.00	505.00
23	550–600	559	430.00–500.00	477.06
2	600–650	648	412.50	412.50
3	700–750	727	375.00	375.00
8	750–800	773	340.00–370.00	366.17
8	800–850	842	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	515.00	515.00
9	600–650	638	360.00–420.00	413.47
4	750–800	758	350.00–367.50	363.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	356	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	434	495.00–505.00	497.82
6	500–550	542	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	495.00	495.00

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.