Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2026-03-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 18
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
66 head
16 vs last sale 50 41 vs year ago 25 · +164.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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First Feeder Sale April 4

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
BullsAverage2,360175.004,1301thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,502141.402,1238thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,238136.631,6925thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463236.003,4535thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,410234.023,30022
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,638236.983,88212
SteersChoiceAverage1,606232.663,73713

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Bulls2,360175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,1301
HeifersChoice1,410234.02/cwt229.00–240.003,30022
SteersChoice1,606232.66/cwt226.00–240.503,73713
SteersChoice and Prime1,616238.47/cwt236.00–242.003,8549
HeifersChoice and Prime1,463236.00/cwt236.00–236.003,4535
SteersChoice and Prime1,704232.50/cwt232.50–232.503,9623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,476140.17/cwt125.00–152.002,0697
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,680150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5201
CowsLean 85-90%1,297135.39/cwt122.00–150.001,7563
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4031
CowsLean 85-90%1,365127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7341

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.