Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-05-13

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 13
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882
Receipts
82 head
82 vs last sale 0 82 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
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,352109.701,48415
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325101.001,3381thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,623108.791,76658
SteersChoiceAverage1,459105.771,5437thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,435105.501,5141thin

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
HeifersChoice1,325101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3381
HeifersChoice and Prime1,512101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5271
HeifersChoice and Prime1,341110.32/cwt106.00–114.501,47914
SteersChoice1,459105.77/cwt103.00–110.001,5437
SteersChoice and Prime1,623108.79/cwt101.00–114.251,76658
SteersSelect and Choice1,435105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,5141

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.