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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 10

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Receipts

2,809 head

▲ 1,530 vs last sale 1,279▲ 514 vs year ago 2,295 · +22.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.83/cwt on 513 head, down $15.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −15.06 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$389.83

▼ 15.06 vs prior sale

513 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$761

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$114.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs WV average

−40.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	564	404.90	2,284	258
Medium and Large 1	562	392.81	2,208	79
Medium and Large 2	561	377.88	2,122	53
Large 1	568	370.00	2,102	99
Medium 2	554	341.31	1,890	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	330.00	1,782	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	597	320.00	1,910	7thin
Small 1-2	543	312.50	1,697	4thin
Large 2	525	290.00	1,523	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.90/cwt here — about $761 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale513 hd

389.83

—

WV average5 barns · 626 hd

391.08

−1.25

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−40.53

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−15.06

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $389.83, median $404.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

100 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 3	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,685	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,846	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	377	358.65/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,352	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 3	378	430.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,626	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	420	368.73/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,549	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	475.04/cwt	410.00–477.50	2,009	69
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	423	456.69/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,932	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	486.41/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,077	105
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	450–500	Large 2	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	474	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,564	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	476	348.56/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,659	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,029	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	442.49/cwt	437.50–443.00	2,173	75
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	434.57/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,147	46
Steers	450–500	Large 1	496	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,168	27
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	496	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,158	152
Steers	500–550	Large 2	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	542	333.32/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,807	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	543	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,697	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,124	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	561	346.10/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,942	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	392.81/cwt	351.00–395.00	2,208	79
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,122	51
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	564	404.90/cwt	335.00–420.50	2,284	258
Steers	550–600	Large 1	568	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,102	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,910	7
Steers	600–650	Medium 3	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Steers	600–650	Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	646	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,455	114
Steers	650–700	Large 1	654	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,354	94
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,296	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	377.26/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,479	83
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 3	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	723	291.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,111	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	336.22/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,458	14
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,323	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,441	26
Steers	800–850	Large 2	810	284.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,308	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,675	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,538	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,440	7
Steers	850–900	Large 1	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,939	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 2	73	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	252	9
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	155	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	388	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 3	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	419.00/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,450	36
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,470	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	381	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,295	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	390.97/cwt	325.00–403.00	1,630	71
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	398.43/cwt	365.00–402.00	1,689	92
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	482	344.22/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,659	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	338.50/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,655	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	371.62/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,840	217
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	521	293.85/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,531	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	546	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,638	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,767	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	326.48/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,835	203
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	287.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,638	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	571	304.84/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,741	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	307.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,979	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,916	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,027	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	307.53/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,251	21
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	270	486.20/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,313	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	431.75/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,606	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	446.50/cwt	435.00–452.50	1,987	35
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	336.54/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,861	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	308.43/cwt	260.00–315.00	2,029	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,120	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	2
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	450–500	Medium 2	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Oct 10, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 2,809Last week 1,279Year ago 2,295

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
12	350–400	372	430.00–435.00	431.75
35	400–450	445	435.00–452.50	446.50
2	450–500	478	345.00	345.00
26	550–600	553	335.00–345.00	336.54
2	600–650	613	335.00	335.00
17	650–700	658	260.00–315.00	308.43
4	700–750	744	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	470.00–505.00	486.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	495.00	495.00
105	400–450	427	485.00–490.00	486.41
46	450–500	494	425.00–436.00	434.57
79	550–600	562	351.00–395.00	392.81
83	650–700	657	347.50–380.00	377.26
55	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
26	750–800	751	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	846	300.00	300.00
7	850–900	856	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	483	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	597	320.00	320.00
14	700–750	731	335.00–337.50	336.22
58	800–850	827	323.50	323.50
55	900–950	927	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
69	400–450	423	410.00–477.50	475.04
75	450–500	491	437.50–443.00	442.49
2	500–550	548	387.50	387.50
51	550–600	562	377.50	377.50
3	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
17	650–700	656	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	747	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	540	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	474	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	543	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	810	270.00–300.00	284.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	496	437.00	437.00
99	550–600	568	370.00	370.00
94	650–700	654	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	450.00–490.00	456.69
152	450–500	496	435.00	435.00
258	550–600	564	335.00–420.50	404.90
114	600–650	646	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	335.00–390.00	358.65
3	400–450	420	340.00–390.00	368.73
4	450–500	476	325.00–375.00	348.56
3	500–550	542	325.00–340.00	333.32
5	550–600	561	335.00–360.00	346.10
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	723	280.00–310.00	291.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	378	425.00–440.00	430.22
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	50–100	73	345.00	345.00
1	150–200	155	250.00	250.00
36	300–350	346	410.00–422.50	419.00
71	400–450	417	325.00–403.00	390.97
68	450–500	489	305.00–340.00	338.50
2	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
33	550–600	561	315.00	315.00
13	600–650	644	297.50	297.50
3	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	724	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	348	422.50	422.50
92	400–450	424	365.00–402.00	398.43
217	450–500	495	365.00–374.00	371.62
203	550–600	562	325.00–332.50	326.48
93	600–650	643	300.00–310.00	307.84
21	700–750	732	305.00–312.50	307.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	476	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	482	340.00–345.00	344.22
4	550–600	571	290.00–310.00	304.84
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	521	275.00–310.00	293.85
4	550–600	570	280.00–300.00	287.32
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	458	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	546	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.