Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-01-08

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 8
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882
Receipts
58 head
58 vs last sale 0 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleSat Aug 8, 2026Special Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026
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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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,271116.501,4814thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219109.001,3294thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,478122.331,80819
SteersChoiceAverage1,437119.461,71722
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327116.001,5392thin
SteersSelectAverage1,334104.501,3941thin

Every lot, as filed

6 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,271116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,4814
SteersChoice1,437119.46/cwt112.00–120.501,71722
SteersChoice and Prime1,478122.33/cwt121.50–122.851,80819
SteersSelect1,334104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,3941
HeifersSelect and Choice1,219109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3294
SteersSelect and Choice1,327116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5392

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.