Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-06-19

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 19
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 14 vs year ago 16 · 87.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
5 vs last sale 20 23 vs year ago 38 · 60.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $170.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$170.00
1 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3635170.001,0801thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
170.00
WV average1 barns · 1 hd
170.00
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,740137.002,3841thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,823136.972,4973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,504122.151,8379thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91379.877292thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480192.00/cwt192.00–192.009221
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Bulls1,740137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,3841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,596124.79/cwt114.00–135.001,9928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,823136.97/cwt130.00–142.002,4973
CowsLean 85-90%91379.87/cwt66.00–90.007292
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781

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.