Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-01-15

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 15
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low receipts due to weather conditions

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—Average1,943140.572,7312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286102.101,3135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13584.789624thin

Every lot

6 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——1,943140.57/cwt137.00–145.002,7312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01060.00/cwt60.00–60.006061
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,160110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18584.55/cwt79.00–90.001,0022
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,265110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291100.12/cwt86.00–111.001,2934

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.