Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Return to farm calves weighing 75#-105# priced at $500-$1400

Hay square bales 1st cutting $5.50-$6.00; large square bales $85-$87; round bales $70-$75 (all per bale)

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.19/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +43.25 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$497.19

89 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$48.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs WV average

+43.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	498.27	2,705	87
Medium and Large 2	518	450.00	2,331	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.27/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

497.19

—

WV average2 barns · 103 hd

486.25

+10.93

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+43.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

+43.25

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	1,758	209.33	3,681	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	175.00	2,984	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	172.15	2,486	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	142.47	1,611	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	235.32	3,379	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	246.83	3,875	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	245.50	3,773	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$5,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,382	$3,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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%Return to Feed	—	853	177.58/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,078	122.79/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,240	147.98/cwt	110.00–171.00	1,835	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,475	171.78/cwt	150.00–196.00	2,534	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	167.29/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	519.99/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	518.01/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,714	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	465.97/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,675	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	415.38/cwt	390.00–502.50	2,376	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	516.45/cwt	462.50–555.00	2,458	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	482.85/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	416.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,206	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	391.65/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	465.53/cwt	375.00–505.00	2,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	457.08/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	456.32/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	336.31/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,479	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	428.47/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,275	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	452.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	296.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,418	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,537	245.50/cwt	243.00–248.00	3,773	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,436	235.32/cwt	233.00–238.00	3,379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	114.78/cwt	97.00–131.00	1,185	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	152.76/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,735	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	246.83/cwt	243.00–251.00	3,875	18
Bulls	—	—	1,839	208.24/cwt	181.00–231.00	3,830	9
Bulls	—	—	1,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	4,314	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	248	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	453.22/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	446.13/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	367.75/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	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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