Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −203.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.20

vs WV average

−107.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.00	1,400	1thin

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

250.00

—

WV average4 barns · 26 hd

322.20

−72.20

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−107.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−203.94

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	1,714	143.70	2,463	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	131.25	1,873	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	78.66	904	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,924	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,769	156.12/cwt	130.00–170.00	2,762	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,398	129.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	128.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	30.78/cwt	10.00–50.00	335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	90.81/cwt	77.00–120.00	1,061	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	67.25/cwt	60.00–79.00	796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,240	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,971.92/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,972	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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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