Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-12-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 18
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
27 head
13 vs last sale 40 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower receipts compared to last reported, slightly stronger demand for slaughter cattle.

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
BullsLow1,47541.006051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15846.6454010
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17133.7539510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74030.005221thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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%1,13225.68/cwt21.00–31.002915
CowsLean 85-90%1,26536.33/cwt36.00–37.004603
CowsLean 85-90%1,12550.03/cwt47.00–53.005632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74030.00/cwt30.00–30.005221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21151.12/cwt48.00–58.006195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09846.44/cwt42.00–50.005103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11335.73/cwt35.00–37.003982
Bulls1,47541.00/cwt41.00–41.006051

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.