Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2023-04-12

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 12
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
17 head
2 vs last sale 15 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Cattle Sale Results*

Special Feeder Cattle Sale this Saturday April 15, 2023

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
BullsAverage1,79391.011,6314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35975.771,0308thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11371.367945thin

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
Bulls1,65592.02/cwt90.00–94.001,5232
Bulls2,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,5621
Bulls1,72560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0351
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed830101.00/cwt101.00–101.008381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12060.00/cwt60.00–60.006721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38526.00/cwt26.00–26.003601
CowsLean 85-90%1,18463.95/cwt58.00–76.007574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39586.69/cwt80.00–94.001,2096

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.