Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-01-24

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 24
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
45 head
27 vs last sale 18 9 vs year ago 36 · +25.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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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
BullsAverage1,555120.001,8661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,700100.001,7001thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37392.161,26524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22373.4789819

Every lot, as filed

7 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
Bulls1,555120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34593.33/cwt85.00–100.001,25520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,503101.72/cwt100.00–105.001,5293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54040.00/cwt40.00–40.006161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7001
CowsLean 85-90%1,23976.58/cwt55.00–94.0094917
CowsLean 85-90%1,08546.99/cwt42.00–53.005102

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.