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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, April 12, 2025

1,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.31/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 719 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.82/cwt +23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 625 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 heifers $283.90/cwt -15.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 566 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,436 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,044 —
540 thin fleshed 540 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 —
581 thin fleshed 581 23 374.00 $374.00 $2,173 —
613 thin fleshed 613 13 355.00–362.50 $357.88 $2,194 —
623–644 628 51 352.00–355.00 $352.78 $2,215 +22.78
660–675 666 28 335.00–365.00 $353.05 $2,351 +43.37
681 thin fleshed 681 7 327.50 $327.50 $2,230 +47.50
712 712 38 304.00 $304.00 $2,164 —
720–728 723 31 320.00–330.00 $326.75 $2,362 —
734 thin fleshed 734 7 326.00 $326.00 $2,393 +17.50
768–774 771 44 263.00–302.50 $280.88 $2,166 -12.43
824 824 10 258.00 $258.00 $2,126 —
861–895 877 17 251.00–257.00 $254.12 $2,229 —
877 877 29 246.00 $246.00 $2,157 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,092 —
333 333 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,415 +75.00
380 380 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 —
425 425 26 427.50 $427.50 $1,817 +7.50
465–497 492 42 370.00–398.00 $385.59 $1,897 -28.34
500–548 519 5 347.50–360.00 $352.80 $1,831 —
557–569 568 30 340.00–350.00 $349.02 $1,982 +9.02
644–648 646 47 325.00–340.00 $333.95 $2,157 +7.19
720–746 729 17 270.00–280.00 $275.57 $2,009 —
1055 1055 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,084 —
333 thin fleshed 333 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,432 —
340 340 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 -35.00
353 thin fleshed 353 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,447 —
400 400 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,540 —
400–421 thin fleshed 418 29 410.00–423.00 $421.18 $1,761 +1.18
480–482 482 12 350.00–380.00 $377.51 $1,820 -26.27
491 thin fleshed 491 16 387.50 $387.50 $1,903 +12.50
543 543 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,887 +27.50
551–575 thin fleshed 556 9 342.50–365.00 $359.83 $2,001 -0.17
565–590 577 7 305.00–350.00 $340.62 $1,965 +40.62
603 603 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,809 ±0.00
662 662 18 325.00 $325.00 $2,152 —
735 thin fleshed 735 10 302.50 $302.50 $2,223 —
760 760 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,976 —
850–895 859 5 240.00–245.00 $243.96 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–565 565 30 340.00–367.50 $344.90 $1,949 -17.60
838 838 12 249.00 $249.00 $2,087 —
949 949 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,278 -8.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,713 —
493 493 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,824 —
505 505 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,881 —
572 572 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,031 —
630–637 633 15 330.00–336.00 $333.18 $2,109 —
730 730 2 279.00 $279.00 $2,037 —
890 890 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 320.00 $320.00 $832 +17.50
403 thin fleshed 403 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,612 —
472–483 thin fleshed 480 15 335.00–397.50 $367.07 $1,762 -12.93
538 thin fleshed 538 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,856 —
623 thin fleshed 623 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,869 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,492 —
483 483 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,763 —
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —
663 663 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,790 —
835 835 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,574 —
472 thin fleshed 472 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,558 —
503 503 7 304.00 $304.00 $1,529 —
593 593 40 280.00 $280.00 $1,660 —
620–623 622 32 261.00–270.00 $266.07 $1,655 +1.07
705–715 708 43 249.00–259.00 $256.28 $1,814 +11.28
754 754 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,923 —
826–841 834 8 238.00–242.00 $239.98 $2,001 —
858 858 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,982 ±0.00
903–906 904 19 253.00–255.00 $254.47 $2,300 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,185 +8.50
422 422 36 331.00 $331.00 $1,397 +11.00
458 458 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,511 +5.00
564–579 566 56 277.50–285.00 $283.90 $1,607 -15.09
651–675 652 39 250.00–265.00 $264.60 $1,725 —
746 746 18 247.00 $247.00 $1,843 +11.00
861 861 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,101 —
1033 1033 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 thin fleshed 283 6 300.00 $300.00 $849 —
347 347 17 345.00 $345.00 $1,197 —
405 405 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 ±0.00
420 thin fleshed 420 33 349.00 $349.00 $1,466 —
460–470 467 3 312.50–320.00 $317.54 $1,483 -16.46
503 thin fleshed 503 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,459 —
561 thin fleshed 561 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,683 -5.00
560–562 562 31 270.00–285.00 $281.62 $1,583 —
648 648 35 260.00 $260.00 $1,685 +8.36
737 737 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,842 +16.00
840 840 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 44 313.00 $313.00 $1,552 —
807–816 812 33 231.00–237.00 $233.71 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 thin fleshed 362 13 365.00 $365.00 $1,321 —
435–440 thin fleshed 437 5 260.00–290.00 $272.08 $1,189 —
455 thin fleshed 455 19 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 —
538 538 16 298.00 $298.00 $1,603 +28.00
645 thin fleshed 645 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,516 +75.00
778 778 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,945 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 +50.00
446 446 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,115 —
576 576 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,440 —
651 651 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,530 —
763 763 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 thin fleshed 347 6 417.50 $417.50 $1,449 —
414 thin fleshed 414 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,594 —
521 521 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,442 —
468 468 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 thin fleshed 425 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,424 —

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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.