Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-02-19

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 19
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
73 head
26 vs last sale 47 30 vs year ago 43 · +69.8%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle sale included

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
BullocksAverage1,378188.002,5911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,316131.361,7296thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14599.061,13414
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,420204.502,90420
HeifersChoiceAverage1,323199.262,63613
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,567204.283,20115
SteersChoiceAverage1,396197.902,7634thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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%Natural1,218105.45/cwt91.00–121.001,2846
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,233148.90/cwt139.00–155.001,8362
Bullocks1,378188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,5911
SteersChoice and Prime1,536201.62/cwt198.00–207.003,0979
SteersChoice and Prime1,613208.27/cwt201.00–212.003,3596
SteersChoice1,396197.90/cwt190.00–205.002,7634
HeifersChoice and Prime1,420204.50/cwt195.00–210.002,90420
HeifersChoice1,323199.26/cwt193.00–204.002,63613
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,488123.64/cwt117.00–129.001,8402
CowsLean 85-90%1,078106.04/cwt98.00–113.001,1435
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,14550.00/cwt50.00–50.005731
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,32595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2591
CowsLean 85-90%86579.00/cwt79.00–79.006831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228121.55/cwt114.00–129.001,4932

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.