Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

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 · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.80

vs WV average

−112.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	285.00	1,596	1thin

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

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 · 256 hd

333.80

−48.80

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−112.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,024	158.54	3,209	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	145.60	1,989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	104.23	1,266	14

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	57.51/cwt	53.00–61.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,280	124.23/cwt	108.00–145.00	1,590	6
Bulls	—	—	2,024	158.54/cwt	151.00–165.00	3,209	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,019	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,399	143.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 4	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,095	167.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	99.80/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,191	6

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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