Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Exposed Ewes Flock dispersal 28 head avg $258 per head

Next sale February 14, 2025

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.34/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$395.34

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.79

vs WV average

−14.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	395.34	2,126	18thin

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 sale18 hd

395.34

—

WV average2 barns · 44 hd

367.55

+27.79

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−14.76

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

+0.00

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	1,691	175.98	2,976	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	191.00	3,247	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	164.04	2,357	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	134.35	1,569	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	230.00	3,273	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	229.94	3,265	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	231.72	3,471	15

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	362.28/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Steers	Small 3	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,700	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,196	142.02/cwt	116.00–175.00	1,699	28
Heifers	Choice and PrimeMuddy	—	1,423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,273	6
Steers	ChoiceMuddy	—	1,514	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	3,475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,164	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	139.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	419.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	398.01/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,137	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	160.52/cwt	132.00–178.00	2,329	10
Bulls	—	—	1,691	175.98/cwt	161.00–187.00	2,976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	985	109.51/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,079	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	232.53/cwt	232.00–233.00	3,469	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	229.94/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,265	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,455	164.09/cwt	145.00–180.00	2,388	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	180.78/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,907	2

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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