Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.66/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −77.31 against this barn's trailing median of $489.98.

Average price

$412.66

86 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$71.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.86

vs WV average

−45.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	421.07	2,232	13thin
Medium 1	552	418.54	2,308	48
Large 1	552	412.00	2,275	10thin
Medium and Large 2	529	400.45	2,117	11thin
Medium and Large 3	540	350.00	1,890	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.07/cwt here — about $342 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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $474.31, median $489.98 across 4 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 sale86 hd

412.66

—

WV average4 barns · 147 hd

391.80

+20.86

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−45.48

This barn, trailing median4 sales

489.98

−77.31

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,825	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	421.07/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	453.84/cwt	385.00–480.00	1,874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,218	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,616	6
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	2
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,346	25
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	664	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,490	7
Steers	Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	526	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,262	23
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	742	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	634	334.00/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,118	10
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	19
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	474	460.23/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,562	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	14
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.50/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	393.34/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,514	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1

How this sale compares

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