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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 18

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 14Mar 18Apr 4 →

Receipts

66 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 41 vs year ago 25 · +164.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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First Feeder Sale April 4

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,360	175.00	4,130	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,502	141.40	2,123	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	136.63	1,692	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	236.00	3,453	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	234.02	3,300	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,638	236.98	3,882	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,606	232.66	3,737	13

Every lot

11 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,606	232.66/cwt	226.00–240.50	3,737	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,616	238.47/cwt	236.00–242.00	3,854	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,704	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,962	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,410	234.02/cwt	229.00–240.00	3,300	22
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,463	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,453	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	135.39/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,756	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,734	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	140.17/cwt	125.00–152.00	2,069	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,520	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Mar 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 66Last week 50Year ago 25

See Board sale results

First Feeder Sale April 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,360	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,410	229.00–240.00	234.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,606	226.00–240.50	232.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,616	236.00–242.00	238.47
3	—	1,704	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	125.00–152.00	140.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	122.00–150.00	135.39
1	—	1,365	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	150.00	150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.