Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-02-21

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 21
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
43 head
65 vs last sale 108 24 vs year ago 19 · +126.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Sale Results*

Fed Cattle Sale Next week February 28

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
BullsLow92588.008141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,344102.091,37233
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60895.771,5402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09891.191,0017thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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%1,09570.00/cwt70.00–70.007671
CowsLean 85-90%1,09894.72/cwt83.00–103.001,0406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60895.77/cwt90.00–101.001,5402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,341102.69/cwt89.00–115.001,37732
Bulls92588.00/cwt88.00–88.008141

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.