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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-04

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 4

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 18Apr 4Apr 11 →

Receipts

38 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 66▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Bull calves from 85# - 170# bring $350-$1250

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	1,849	193.76	3,583	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	165.95	2,354	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	139.24	1,577	18

Every lot

7 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,849	193.76/cwt	175.00–215.00	3,583	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,050	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,089	114.94/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,252	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,153	141.01/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,626	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	147.69/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,713	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,372	165.86/cwt	145.00–186.00	2,276	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,723	166.51/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,869	2

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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 4, 2026

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

Receipts 38Last week 66Year ago 0

*Bull calves from 85# - 170# bring $350-$1250

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	110.00–128.00	114.94
11	—	1,153	120.00–160.00	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,372	145.00–186.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	135.00–158.00	147.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	163.00–170.00	166.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,849	175.00–215.00	193.76

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.