Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-06-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 18
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
14 head
51 vs last sale 65 1 vs year ago 15 · 6.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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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
BullsAverage1,890201.003,7992thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,790159.002,8461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,358153.022,0789thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,185136.001,6122thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413142.37/cwt141.00–143.002,0123
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,275143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,790159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,8461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,765163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,8771
CowsLean 85-90%1,095129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4131
Bulls1,885190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5821
Bulls1,895212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,0171
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,243157.42/cwt150.00–162.001,9575

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.