Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $215.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −217.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$215.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−127.05

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	215.00	1,097	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

215.00

—

WV average2 barns · 24 hd

342.05

−127.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−217.05

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	1,981	194.31	3,849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	146.87	2,053	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	138.01	2,360	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	135.52	1,630	7thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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 3	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,981	194.31/cwt	181.00–208.00	3,849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	148.21/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,417	138.60/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,964	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	161.91/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,426	142.49/cwt	132.00–157.00	2,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	930	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,710	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,125	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,429	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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