Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $160.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −272.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$160.00

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 4

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	535	170.00	910	1thin
Medium and Large 4	590	150.00	885	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

160.00

—

WV average1 barns · 2 hd

160.00

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−272.05

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	1,535	169.90	2,608	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,605	153.00	2,456	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	120.00	1,212	1thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	550–600	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	700–750	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	1000–1050	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	169.90/cwt	145.00–184.00	2,608	4

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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