Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-04-02

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 2
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
2 vs last sale 12 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
77 vs last sale 25 94 vs year ago 8 · +1,175.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves $750-$900

Fat Cattle sale included in report

Feeder Cattle Sales every Saturday in April, 2025

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$225.00
1 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
40.32
vs WV average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670225.001,5081thin
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
225.00
WV average4 barns · 11 hd
265.32
−40.32
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
BullocksAverage1,522190.002,8921thin
BullsHigh1,655165.582,74113
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,337138.971,8586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,427130.851,86816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15482.9995819
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,400208.002,9123thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,356196.192,6618thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,551209.813,25419
SteersChoiceAverage1,546197.833,05817

Every lot, as filed

29 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 3700–750700232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475310.32/cwt300.00–320.001,4742
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320295.00/cwt295.00–295.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Bulls1,558179.28/cwt173.00–185.002,7935
Bulls1,716157.02/cwt115.00–183.002,6948
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,440127.74/cwt107.00–150.001,83911
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,490153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2801
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,159111.22/cwt95.00–130.001,2897
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,150155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7831
Bullocks1,522190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,8921
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,318130.96/cwt122.00–144.001,7265
HeifersChoice1,365196.50/cwt188.00–203.002,6827
HeifersChoice1,296194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,5141
HeifersChoice and Prime1,400208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,9123
SteersChoice1,546197.83/cwt185.00–209.003,05817
SteersChoice and Prime1,551209.81/cwt207.00–212.003,25419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9001
CowsLean 85-90%1,252105.47/cwt90.00–117.001,3205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,523117.70/cwt114.00–122.001,7932
CowsLean 85-90%1,06262.07/cwt53.00–71.006593
CowsLean 85-90%1,09421.19/cwt10.00–32.002324
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,430179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,5601

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.