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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, February 22, 2025

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.76/cwt ≈ $2,087/hd at 713 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.10/cwt ≈ $1,554/hd at 569 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.50/cwt ≈ $1,613/hd at 603 lb · 24 head

Receipts

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
383 383 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,350
466–480 475 18 357.50–367.50 $364.23 $1,730
547 547 10 344.00 $344.00 $1,882
587 587 11 334.00 $334.00 $1,961
617–643 626 20 295.00–332.50 $311.70 $1,951
710–723 713 33 280.00–300.00 $292.76 $2,087
753 753 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,958
880 880 6 244.00 $244.00 $2,147
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
547 547 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,860
555 555 15 340.00 $340.00 $1,887
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
664 664 10 327.50 $327.50 $2,175
755 755 4 272.50 $272.50 $2,057
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,388
410–445 417 5 305.00–360.00 $335.17 $1,398
480 480 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,596
585 585 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,887
660 660 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,162
715 715 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,823
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
525 525 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,588

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
483–496 490 7 280.00–285.00 $282.89 $1,386
552–599 569 28 260.00–280.00 $273.10 $1,554
602–603 603 24 264.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,613
686 686 18 254.00 $254.00 $1,742
760–792 780 8 225.00–239.00 $233.88 $1,824
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
422 422 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,224
497 497 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,317
670–678 676 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,555
793 793 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,792
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
991 991 18 222.50 $222.50 $2,205
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
357 357 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,071
550 550 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,375
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
595 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
520 520 2 270.00–285.00 $277.50 $1,443
724–728 725 7 202.00–235.00 $225.53 $1,635

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.