Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2025-06-18

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 18
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
14 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 65▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
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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
Bulls—Average1,890201.003,7992thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,790159.002,8461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,358153.022,0789thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,185136.001,6122thin

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,885190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5821
Bulls——1,895212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4131
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,243157.42/cwt150.00–162.001,9575
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,275143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413142.37/cwt141.00–143.002,0123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,765163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,8771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,790159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,8461

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.