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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 25Sep 19Oct 3 →

Receipts

923 head

▲ 619 vs last sale 304▲ 923 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

Board Sale: 65 heifers based at 760-780# bring $313; 60 heifers based at 800-825# bring $309

Lean Cows range from 95-140; Boner cows range from 130-161; Bulls 125-221 Lambs 92# $270 Sheep from 113-135

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 $393.58/cwt on 98 head, down $102.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −11.31 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$393.58

▼ 102.09 vs prior sale

98 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.89

vs WV average

−9.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	559	415.00	2,320	34
Large 1	565	391.09	2,210	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	386.51	2,088	41
Medium and Large 2	578	355.00	2,052	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	350.00	1,873	3thin
Medium 2	525	350.00	1,838	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $482 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 sale98 hd

393.58

—

WV average4 barns · 438 hd

374.70

+18.89

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−9.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−11.31

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	0–50	Medium and Large 1-2	12	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	41	28
Steers	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2	69	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	233	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	377.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,384	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,960	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,888	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,670	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	397.51/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,940	11
Steers	450–500	Large 1	491	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,111	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	492	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,170	19
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	392.49/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,100	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	559	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,320	34
Steers	550–600	Large 1	565	391.09/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,210	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	351.64/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,008	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	351.67/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,233	39
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	641	347.36/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,227	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,082	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	327.66/cwt	308.00–332.50	2,490	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,109	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,399	21
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	798	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,466	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	331.60/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,779	67
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	313.46/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,755	22
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	999	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,747	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	421	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,410	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	332.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,402	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	307.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,494	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	498	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,594	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	559	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,719	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,565	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,851	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	308.11/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,756	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,875	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,838	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,826	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	312.73/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,161	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,979	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,107	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,061	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	309.26/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,375	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	812	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,233	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,176	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,479	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,045	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,983	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium 4	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Receipts 923Last week 304Year ago 0

Board Sale: 65 heifers based at 760-780# bring $313; 60 heifers based at 800-825# bring $309

Lean Cows range from 95-140; Boner cows range from 130-161; Bulls 125-221 Lambs 92# $270 Sheep from 113-135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	0–50	12	343.00	343.00
25	50–100	69	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	464	360.00	360.00
35	500–550	535	360.00–400.00	392.49
6	550–600	571	335.00–360.00	351.64
39	600–650	635	344.00–355.00	351.67
3	650–700	652	307.00	307.00
13	700–750	722	315.00	315.00
57	750–800	760	308.00–332.50	327.66
67	800–850	838	325.00–341.00	331.60
22	850–900	879	309.00–325.00	313.46
7	950–1000	999	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	429	440.00	440.00
11	450–500	488	330.00–425.00	397.51
6	550–600	578	355.00	355.00
9	650–700	659	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
19	450–500	492	441.00	441.00
34	550–600	559	415.00	415.00
18	600–650	641	345.00–347.50	347.36
6	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	798	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	430.00	430.00
13	550–600	565	350.00–445.00	391.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	360.00–385.00	377.05
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	535	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	426	460.00	460.00
21	750–800	774	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	330.00	330.00
11	400–450	422	330.00–332.50	332.27
7	450–500	498	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	570	302.50–310.00	308.11
5	650–700	654	281.00	281.00
2	700–750	733	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	755	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	300.00–312.50	307.46
15	600–650	603	311.00	311.00
28	650–700	691	308.00–315.00	312.73
40	750–800	768	304.00–310.00	309.26
7	900–950	942	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	559	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	658	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
19	550–600	561	330.00	330.00
20	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
13	700–750	742	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	498	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	559	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
6	800–850	812	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	344	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	403	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	473	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	581	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	664	308.00	308.00
5	700–750	729	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	245.00	245.00

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.