Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-08-28

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 28
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
17 head
17 vs last sale 0 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,52570.001,0681thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59755.738906thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22951.286304thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19844.595344thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,17341.67/cwt37.00–45.004892
CowsLean 85-90%1,27554.00/cwt54.00–54.006891
CowsLean 85-90%1,17041.00/cwt41.00–41.004801
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62254.88/cwt54.00–57.508905
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47060.00/cwt60.00–60.008821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22951.28/cwt48.00–54.506304
Bulls1,52570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0681

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.