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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 8

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

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Receipts

58 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	116.50	1,481	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	109.00	1,329	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	122.33	1,808	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	119.46	1,717	22
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	116.00	1,539	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,334	104.50	1,394	1thin

Every lot

6 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,539	2
Steers	—	Select	1,334	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,394	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,437	119.46/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,717	22
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,478	122.33/cwt	121.50–122.85	1,808	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,219	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,329	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,481	4

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 8, 2020

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

Receipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,437	112.00–120.50	119.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,478	121.50–122.85	122.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,327	116.00	116.00

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.