Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $175.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −278.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$175.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−117.83

vs WV average

−206.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	555	175.00	971	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

175.00

—

WV average4 barns · 5 hd

292.83

−117.83

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−206.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−278.94

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	1,906	187.23	3,568	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	151.42	2,154	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	144.36	2,308	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	118.92	1,361	15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	144.83/cwt	126.00–153.00	2,002	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,424	150.16/cwt	137.00–165.00	2,138	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	450–500	492	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,483	170.11/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	83.74/cwt	80.00–89.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,613	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,966	192.10/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,777	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	112.64/cwt	96.00–129.00	1,312	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,223	142.79/cwt	117.00–160.00	1,746	6
Bulls	—	—	2,020	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,242	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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