Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $184.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −211.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$184.00

5 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−140.12

vs WV average

−154.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	540	195.00	1,052	4thin
Medium and Large 4	525	140.00	735	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $317 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.80, low $356.75, median $395.34 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

184.00

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

324.12

−140.12

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−154.74

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−211.34

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	1,506	153.79	2,316	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	161.31	2,390	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	115.58	1,399	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	228.12	3,150	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	231.18	3,479	9thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	550–600	563	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,593	150.09/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,391	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,365	193.81/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,458	159.08/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,319	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	115.58/cwt	95.00–129.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,506	153.79/cwt	121.00–195.00	2,316	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,505	231.18/cwt	219.00–245.00	3,479	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,381	228.12/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,150	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	750–800	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	1050–1100	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	350–400	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	500–550	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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