Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-08-13

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 13
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 18 vs year ago 19 · 94.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
16 vs last sale 26 9 vs year ago 19 · 47.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light run today, no market test. Below average attendance but trade remained active none the less. Rainy conditions today in the eastern panhandle, State Fair is in full swing this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 110.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.
Average price
$285.00
1 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
60.89
vs WV average
65.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555285.001,5821thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales
425397370343median 395.3401/1005/0905/2306/1307/25
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 sale1 hd
285.00
WV average4 barns · 63 hd
345.89
−60.89
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−65.81
This barn, trailing median5 sales
395.34
−110.34
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,760174.003,0621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325162.702,1565thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,217130.381,5874thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5821
Bulls1,760174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,0621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343158.38/cwt140.00–171.002,1274
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2591
CowsLean 85-90%1,338123.84/cwt120.00–130.001,6573
CowsLean 85-90%855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831

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.