Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $140.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −255.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$140.00

2 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−163.41

vs WV average

−225.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	565	140.00	791	2thin

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 sale2 hd

140.00

—

WV average6 barns · 59 hd

303.41

−163.41

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−225.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−255.34

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	2,065	130.94	2,704	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,617	135.80	2,196	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	99.52	1,191	6thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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 4	250–300	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	550–600	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	130.94/cwt	115.00–145.00	2,704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,617	135.80/cwt	111.00–146.00	2,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	106.78/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,297	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	999	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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