Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-05-28

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 28
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
1 head
9 vs last sale 10 2 vs year ago 3 · 66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
1 vs last sale 11 57 vs year ago 67 · 85.1%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Steers · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
200–300 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$315.00
1 head · 255 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2255315.008031thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
315.00
WV average1 barns · 1 hd
315.00
+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
BullsAverage1,885200.003,7701thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,504140.682,1164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02879.928225thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,12883.79/cwt80.00–87.009452
CowsLean 85-90%Natural87574.00/cwt74.00–74.006481
CowsLean 85-90%87550.00/cwt50.00–50.004381
Bulls1,885200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,7701
CowsLean 85-90%1,135108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2261
SteersSmall 1-2250–300255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008031
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,504140.68/cwt140.00–142.002,1164

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.