Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −123.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$330.00

3 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−65.83

vs WV average

−115.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	330.00	1,907	3thin

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 sale3 hd

330.00

—

WV average6 barns · 494 hd

395.83

−65.83

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−115.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−123.94

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	1,681	145.95	2,453	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	127.76	1,725	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	99.67	1,121	11

Every lot, as filed

11 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 1-2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	154.66/cwt	126.00–169.00	2,651	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,205	107.43/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,295	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,432	125.35/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	99.87/cwt	80.00–131.00	1,097	7

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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