Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2021-02-03

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 3
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
34 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 13 · +161.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Special*

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—Average1,45059.008561thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,214110.001,3351thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,733108.501,8801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,565117.001,8311thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,507114.291,72229

Every lot

5 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,507114.29/cwt112.50–117.001,72229
Steers—Choice1,565117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8311
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,214110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3351
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,733108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,8801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45059.00/cwt59.00–59.008561

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.