Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $190.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −263.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$190.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−147.09

vs WV average

−239.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	595	190.00	1,131	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

190.00

—

WV average2 barns · 13 hd

337.09

−147.09

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−239.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−263.94

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	1,908	169.59	3,235	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,611	140.32	2,261	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	138.22	2,529	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	98.60	1,191	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	216.09	3,120	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	211.08	2,921	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,667	218.00	3,634	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,607	210.51	3,383	2thin

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%Natural	—	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	76.72/cwt	70.00–83.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,927	161.79/cwt	143.00–181.00	3,118	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,607	210.51/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,383	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,667	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,634	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	216.09/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,120	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,622	144.36/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,342	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,830	138.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,529	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,365	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,384	211.08/cwt	180.00–220.00	2,921	20

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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