Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2021-02-17

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 17
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
88 head
82 vs last sale 6 69 vs year ago 19 · +363.2%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Sale included in report*

*See Board Sale Cattle report*

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
BullsAverage1,86365.961,2292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,04353.441,0922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07751.245523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,45539.005671thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,411115.001,6231thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,537115.001,76862
SteersChoiceAverage1,593113.421,80712
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,367108.961,4895thin

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
Bulls1,86365.96/cwt59.00–72.001,2292
SteersChoice1,593113.42/cwt110.00–114.001,80712
HeifersChoice and Prime1,411115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6231
SteersChoice and Prime1,537115.00/cwt113.00–116.501,76862
SteersSelect and Choice1,367108.96/cwt108.00–112.001,4895
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07751.24/cwt45.00–59.005523
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,04353.44/cwt46.00–61.001,0922
CowsLean 85-90%1,45539.00/cwt39.00–39.005671

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.