Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Return to farm calves weigh 60-90# bring $875-$1275

Hay sale: Round bales mostly 4X5 $55-$80 per bale with New crop and 2nd cutting on the high end; large square bales 3X3X8 $75-$90 per bale; all hay FOB.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.36/cwt on 7 head, down $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +4.01 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$399.36

▼ 11.45 vs prior sale

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$44.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

vs WV average

−16.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	544	412.05	2,243	5thin
Medium 2	565	367.63	2,077	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.42/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale7 hd

399.36

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

392.07

+7.29

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−16.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

+4.01

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	—	Low	1,543	212.22	3,274	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	169.65	2,386	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	151.61	1,714	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,689	225.00	3,800	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$2,086	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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%	—	1,048	80.79/cwt	71.00–90.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,410	169.05/cwt	150.00–190.00	2,384	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,123	154.75/cwt	120.00–185.00	1,738	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,776	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,836	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	154.62/cwt	135.00–171.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	888	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,930	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium 2	900–950	935	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,992	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	690	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,085.84/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	487.64/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	543	412.56/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium 3	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	825	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,619	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	406.69/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,684	3
Heifers	Medium 3	600–650	628	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	442.50/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	330	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	723	303.17/cwt	275.00–330.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	595	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,529	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	357	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,946	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Large 4	600–650	644	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	510	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	439	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	658	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,369	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	622	323.10/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,010	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	220.28/cwt	210.00–228.00	3,516	4

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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