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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 11
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
31 head
27 vs last sale 58 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%
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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
BullsAverage1,355123.851,6782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,307100.301,31112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03382.008477thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,304180.012,34710

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
Bulls1,355123.85/cwt122.00–125.001,6782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30497.15/cwt86.00–106.001,2677
CowsLean 85-90%1,08685.67/cwt73.00–103.009306
CowsLean 85-90%71560.00/cwt60.00–60.004291
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,311104.71/cwt101.00–111.001,3735
HeifersChoice and Prime1,304180.01/cwt178.00–185.002,34710

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.