Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2026-04-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 18
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
19 head
24 vs last sale 43 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See Board Sale and Graded feeder sale results

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
BullsAverage1,925213.624,1122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,359168.512,2905thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,126121.851,37212

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%Natural1,161152.92/cwt147.00–164.001,7754
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,372171.78/cwt161.00–181.002,3573
CowsLean 85-90%98550.00/cwt50.00–50.004931
CowsLean 85-90%1,10191.59/cwt81.00–115.001,0084
CowsLean 85-90%1,158144.72/cwt125.00–165.001,6763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340163.61/cwt162.00–165.002,1922
Bulls1,925213.62/cwt206.00–220.004,1122

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.