Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2023-01-04

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 4
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 9 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
8 vs last sale 8 16 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

majority of feeder cattle were for slaughter for non-traditional trade

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 124.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.
Average price
$108.00
2 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
29.10
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490108.005292thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
108.00
WV average2 barns · 48 hd
137.10
−29.10
This barn, trailing median2 sales
232.17
−124.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,66086.131,4303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11267.777545thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09153.475838thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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%1,09153.47/cwt46.00–70.005838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11267.77/cwt60.00–71.007545
Bulls1,66086.13/cwt84.00–90.001,4303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490108.00/cwt108.00–108.005292

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.