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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

1,363 head

▼ 1,446 vs last sale 2,809▲ 414 vs year ago 949 · +43.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lean cows brought 30-122

Boner cows brought 122.50-145

Bulls brought 100-155

The next sale will be October 24, 2026

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.45/cwt on 196 head, up $13.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −1.44 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$403.45

▲ 13.62 vs prior sale

196 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$60.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.68

vs WV average

−28.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	568	413.36	2,348	117
Large 1	572	410.00	2,345	26
Medium and Large 2	555	385.00	2,137	35
Medium 1-2	559	380.00	2,124	7thin
Medium and Large 3	553	360.00	1,991	5thin
Medium 2	542	353.09	1,912	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.27/cwt here — about $436 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 sale196 hd

403.45

—

WV average5 barns · 285 hd

392.78

+10.68

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−28.84

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−1.44

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

95 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 3	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	351	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,755	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,580	5
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,507	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	415	430.60/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,787	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,073	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	2,292	36
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	463	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,725	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	473	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,987	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	392.24/cwt	367.50–440.00	1,883	15
Steers	450–500	Medium 3	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	488	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,208	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	456.24/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,240	42
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	493	454.04/cwt	454.00–455.00	2,238	51
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	520	362.86/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,887	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	35
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	559	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,124	7
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	563	343.31/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,933	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	568	413.36/cwt	310.00–421.00	2,348	117
Steers	550–600	Large 1	572	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,345	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	362.58/cwt	340.00–382.50	2,259	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	4
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	638	310.90/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,984	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	651	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,441	64
Steers	650–700	Large 1	652	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,419	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,367	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,468	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,460	10
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	718	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,484	3
Steers	700–750	Large 2	738	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,361	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	330.60/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,506	35
Steers	750–800	Medium 2	788	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,246	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,519	4
Steers	800–850	Medium 1-2	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,735	2
Steers	900–950	Large 2	905	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,815	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	300.50/cwt	282.51–324.00	2,756	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	322	331.61/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,068	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,338	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 3	362	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,177	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,622	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	316.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,329	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	353.33/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,512	102
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	345.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,611	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	473	292.55/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,384	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	356.27/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,749	53
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	63
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	523	292.75/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,531	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,671	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,805	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	329.99/cwt	329.00–331.00	1,901	10
Heifers	550–600	Large 3	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,045	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	628	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,903	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 3	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,083	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	273.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,769	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	2,169	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,168	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	726	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,287	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	728	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,929	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	284.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,085	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,275	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,879	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,683	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,990	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,165	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium 2	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small 2	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	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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