Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Board Sale: 65 heifers based at 760-780# bring $313; 60 heifers based at 800-825# bring $309

Lean Cows range from 95-140; Boner cows range from 130-161; Bulls 125-221 Lambs 92# $270 Sheep from 113-135

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.58/cwt on 98 head, down $102.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −85.71 against this barn's trailing median of $479.29.

Average price

$393.58

▼ 102.09 vs prior sale

98 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.89

vs WV average

−9.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	559	415.00	2,320	34
Large 1	565	391.09	2,210	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	386.51	2,088	41
Medium and Large 2	578	355.00	2,052	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	350.00	1,873	3thin
Medium 2	525	350.00	1,838	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $393.58, median $479.29 across 6 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 sale98 hd

393.58

—

WV average4 barns · 438 hd

374.70

+18.89

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−9.78

This barn, trailing median6 sales

479.29

−85.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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	Large 1	450–500	491	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,111	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	391.09/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,210	13
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	492	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,170	19
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	307.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,494	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	309.26/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,375	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	331.60/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,779	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	0–50	12	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	41	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	351.67/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,233	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	69	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	233	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	327.66/cwt	308.00–332.50	2,490	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	351.64/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	312.73/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,161	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	392.49/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,100	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	397.51/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	313.46/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	999	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	332.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	377.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.11/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,107	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,399	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	20
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	559	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	421	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,410	12
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	641	347.36/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,227	18
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	559	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,320	34
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	498	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	812	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,233	6
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	798	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,466	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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