Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2021-05-19

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 19
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882
Receipts
76 head
48 vs last sale 124 76 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
BullocksAverage1,411105.001,4821thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,309119.781,56812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,138100.001,1381thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,580122.601,93742
SteersChoiceAverage1,420119.821,70115
SteersSelectAverage1,324103.231,3674thin
SteersStandardAverage1,21995.001,1581thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
SteersStandard1,21995.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1581
Bullocks1,411105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4821
SteersChoice1,420119.82/cwt115.00–122.001,70115
SteersChoice and Prime1,606123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,9833
SteersSelect1,378113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5571
HeifersChoice and Prime1,309119.78/cwt119.00–120.501,56812
SteersChoice and Prime1,578122.53/cwt119.00–125.001,93439
HeifersChoice1,138100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1381
SteersSelect1,30699.97/cwt92.00–107.001,3063

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.