Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −151.81 against this barn's trailing median of $476.81.

Average price

$325.00

1 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.16

vs WV average

−56.14 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	325.00	1,430	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

325.00

—

WV average4 barns · 62 hd

331.16

−6.16

National average185 barns · 7,372 hd

381.14

−56.14

This barn, trailing median2 sales

476.81

−151.81

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	2,140	170.00	3,638	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,628	125.06	2,036	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	95.00	1,078	1thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,628	125.06/cwt	116.00–136.00	2,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,078	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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