Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-12-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 18
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
27 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower receipts compared to last reported, slightly stronger demand for slaughter cattle.

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
Bulls—Low1,47541.006051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15846.6454010
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17133.7539510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74030.005221thin

Every lot

8 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,47541.00/cwt41.00–41.006051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09846.44/cwt42.00–50.005103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11335.73/cwt35.00–37.003982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12550.03/cwt47.00–53.005632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13225.68/cwt21.00–31.002915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21151.12/cwt48.00–58.006195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26536.33/cwt36.00–37.004603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74030.00/cwt30.00–30.005221

This sale against other markets

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.