Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2021-09-08

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 8
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
63 head
56 vs last sale 7 10 vs year ago 53 · +18.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

High demand for good Boner and fleshy cows.

Included in report are special fat cattle sale

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
BullsAverage1,61878.051,2633thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52579.001,2051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34370.009406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09535.4238812
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,491139.752,08430
SteersChoiceAverage1,338134.651,8025thin
SteersSelectAverage1,234129.001,5921thin

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
Bulls1,61878.05/cwt75.00–84.001,2633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34370.00/cwt44.00–77.009406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2051
CowsLean 85-90%1,09039.80/cwt31.50–45.004348
CowsLean 85-90%1,10626.66/cwt23.00–30.502954
SteersChoice and Prime1,491139.75/cwt138.00–143.002,08430
SteersChoice1,338134.65/cwt133.00–137.001,8025
SteersSelect1,234129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5921

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.