Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2026-05-02

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, May 2
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Receipts
59 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 0▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Fat Cattle

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,456175.662,55811
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,407251.003,53211
SteersChoiceAverage1,525248.003,78237

Every lot

3 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 Prime1,407251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,53211
Steers—Choice1,525248.00/cwt248.00–248.003,78237
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456175.66/cwt168.00–182.002,55811

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.