Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-02-05

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 5
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
11 vs last sale 3 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
60 vs last sale 107 25 vs year ago 22 · +113.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 202.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.
Average price
$230.00
1 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,323
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
74.66
vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3575230.001,3231thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
230.00
WV average3 barns · 11 hd
304.66
−74.66
This barn, trailing median1 sales
432.05
−202.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,796149.252,6806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,407115.921,63120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10895.811,06121

Every lot, as filed

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 4Thin Fleshed700–750720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2962
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
BullsMedium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed800–850801174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
HeifersSmall 1-2200–250220305.00/cwt305.00–305.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200180322.00/cwt322.00–322.005801
Bulls1,880166.00/cwt166.00–166.003,1211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0731
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,465120.48/cwt100.00–133.001,76512
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,146105.24/cwt91.00–115.001,2069
CowsLean 85-90%1,24168.18/cwt60.00–75.008463
Bulls1,779145.90/cwt111.00–156.002,5965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319113.09/cwt107.00–122.001,4927
CowsLean 85-90%1,02595.60/cwt80.00–108.009809
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5381

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.