Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.31 against this barn's trailing median of $342.31.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.57

vs WV average

−48.19 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	260.00	2,002	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

260.00

—

WV average4 barns · 54 hd

295.57

−35.57

National average145 barns · 6,443 hd

308.19

−48.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

342.31

−82.31

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	2,070	175.00	3,623	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	132.99	1,908	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,885	130.00	2,451	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	96.94	1,009	6thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,097	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	109.55/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,451	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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