Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby Calves range from $425-$700

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $155.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$155.00

1 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−77.31

vs WV average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	625	155.00	969	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

155.00

—

WV average2 barns · 14 hd

232.31

−77.31

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	1,623	138.79	2,253	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	133.99	1,932	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	99.49	1,121	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	192.65	2,571	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	182.86	2,285	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	171.00	1,835	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	158.63	1,999	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	197.57	3,171	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	196.44	2,994	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,229	162.07	1,992	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	750–800	758	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	138.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,483	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,190	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	106.88/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,361	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,640	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,143	118.72/cwt	106.00–145.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,449	133.53/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	182.50/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,281	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,353	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,304	191.11/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,492	7
Steers	Select	—	1,229	162.07/cwt	151.00–176.00	1,992	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,605	197.57/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,171	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	196.44/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,994	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	131.28/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,888	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	570	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,073	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,260	158.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,999	2

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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