Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay sale 4X5 round bales range from $45-$72.50

Feeder sale October 3, 2026

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.04/cwt on 2 head, down $77.62 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −117.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$277.04

▼ 77.62 vs prior sale

2 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.29

vs WV average

−79.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	503	277.04	1,394	2thin

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 $354.66, median $394.41 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

277.04

—

WV average5 barns · 80 hd

327.33

−50.29

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−79.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−117.37

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	1,282	155.02	1,987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	142.04	2,030	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,285	122.21	1,570	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,229	215.39	2,647	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	212.37	3,277	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	209.69	2,778	5thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Steers	Select	—	1,325	209.69/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,778	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,229	215.39/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,647	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	140.84/cwt	126.00–150.00	2,025	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	503	277.04/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,394	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,543	212.37/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,277	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	78.13/cwt	70.00–85.00	866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	131.02/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,729	10
Bulls	—	—	1,282	155.02/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,987	3

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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