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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 26, 2025

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $400.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 489 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt ≈ $1,565/hd at 489 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $320.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 490 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 190 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 18 400.00 $400.00 $1,956 +7.50
562 562 12 352.50 $352.50 $1,981 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 —
420 420 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,617 -38.63
430 430 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 -13.63
465–480 473 2 380.00–390.00 $385.08 $1,821 —
545 545 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 —
571 571 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,127 +11.16
625 625 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 +5.47
691 691 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,384 —
1050 1050 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,384 —
350 thin fleshed 350 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 —
433 thin fleshed 433 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,667 —
472 472 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,829 -1.80
493 thin fleshed 493 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,947 —
557 557 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,047 +12.50
560 thin fleshed 560 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,128 —
660 660 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,277 +5.00
710 710 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 —
920 920 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,116 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,315 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,405 —
490 thin fleshed 490 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 thin fleshed 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,244 +2.50
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 -35.00
425 thin fleshed 425 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,456 —
490 thin fleshed 490 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 —
545 545 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —
555 555 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 -9.96
644 644 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,771 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,089 +5.00
416 416 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,394 ±0.00
563 563 8 302.50 $302.50 $1,703 +7.50
649 649 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,866 +12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,022 —
458 thin fleshed 458 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,374 —
568 568 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,306 -55.00
636 636 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,590 +10.00
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 -27.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999 —
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 —
652 652 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,434 —
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,378 -7.50
378 thin fleshed 378 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,531 —
525 525 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 +53.47
563 563 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,562 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 thin fleshed 495 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,881 —
568 thin fleshed 568 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,491 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —

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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.