Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.10

vs WV average

−58.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.00	1,856	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

320.00

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

324.10

−4.10

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−58.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−133.94

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	1,973	182.50	3,600	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	155.66	2,259	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	116.89	1,410	4thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,417	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,482	149.55/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	122.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,519	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,175	111.11/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,306	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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