Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay Sales 1st cutting hay 4X5 round bales stored outside range from $50-$60; 1st cutting 4X5 round bales new crop stored inside $80-$92.50 per bale. 3X3X8 last year crop hay $80 per bale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.00/cwt on 2 head, down $185.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −170.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$225.00

▼ 185.80 vs prior sale

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium 3 over Large 3

$0.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−188.81

vs WV average

−191.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	575	225.00	1,294	1thin
Large 3	575	225.00	1,294	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.00/cwt here — about $0 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 sale2 hd

225.00

—

WV average2 barns · 74 hd

413.81

−188.81

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−191.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−170.34

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	1,598	211.03	3,372	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	171.00	2,873	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	152.69	2,000	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	138.42	1,786	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,761	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,290	138.42/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	211.03/cwt	190.00–230.00	3,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,761.34/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium 3	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	614	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,886	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	408	524.54/cwt	450.00–600.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,374	9
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,632	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Large 2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	592	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,310	152.69/cwt	121.00–175.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	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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