Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-04-03

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 3
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
8 head
95 vs last sale 103 7 vs year ago 15 · 46.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves range from $525 - $725 per head

Feeder cattle sale each Saturday in April of 2024

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
BullsAverage1,785141.002,5171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,318116.911,5413thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61585.001,3731thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06068.007213thin

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%1,22057.00/cwt57.00–57.006951
CowsLean 85-90%90564.00/cwt64.00–64.005791
CowsLean 85-90%1,05583.00/cwt83.00–83.008761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318116.91/cwt107.00–127.001,5413
Bulls1,785141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,5171

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.