Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat cattle results included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.81

vs WV average

−62.20 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	645	220.00	1,419	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

220.00

—

WV average2 barns · 9 hd

244.81

−24.81

National average179 barns · 25,260 hd

282.20

−62.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,669	126.32	2,108	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,502	125.72	1,889	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	94.53	1,126	17
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,488	210.80	3,137	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,427	206.50	2,947	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	200.89	2,614	9thin
Steers	Prime	High	1,735	216.00	3,748	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	205.30	3,162	18

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	144.03/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	108.60/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	119.69/cwt	106.00–126.00	1,607	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,588	127.67/cwt	110.00–139.00	2,027	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,217	107.34/cwt	96.00–124.00	1,306	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	930	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	567	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,987	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	200.89/cwt	197.00–209.00	2,614	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,422	206.61/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,938	13
Steers	Prime	—	1,735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,748	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	205.30/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,162	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,978	140.68/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	90.26/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	72.95/cwt	60.00–85.00	813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,493	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,150	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,083	1

How this sale compares

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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