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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, October 4, 2025

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.25/cwt ≈ $1,945/hd at 565 lb · 173 head
heavy 4-weight M 1 steers $468.29/cwt +83.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,271/hd at 485 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 steers $400.00/cwt +27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 581 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,600 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–424 421 41 390.00–500.00 $473.85 $1,995 +88.85
481–485 485 137 455.00–469.00 $468.29 $2,271 +83.21
532–544 539 90 442.50 $442.50 $2,385 +72.50
581 581 102 400.00 $400.00 $2,324 +27.50
644–646 644 89 370.00–402.50 $400.67 $2,580 +45.67
735 735 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 —
750 750 22 315.00–340.00 $338.86 $2,541 —
958 958 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–373 365 11 420.00–463.00 $455.01 $1,661 —
421–448 423 34 455.00–475.00 $473.75 $2,004 —
450–497 481 59 385.00–460.00 $457.54 $2,201 +70.04
545 545 24 420.00 $420.00 $2,289 —
555–594 590 22 305.00–380.00 $359.19 $2,119 -8.31
605–630 623 4 255.00–335.00 $306.27 $1,908 —
662 662 23 350.00 $350.00 $2,317 +5.00
757 757 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,536 —
875 875 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,581 —
930 930 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,604 +50.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 19 445.00 $445.00 $2,185 —
537–546 543 26 405.00–430.00 $422.40 $2,294 —
589 589 35 395.00 $395.00 $2,327 —
663 663 44 370.00 $370.00 $2,453 —
749 749 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,547 —
815 815 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 13 437.50 $437.50 $2,091 —
568 568 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,130 —
640 640 14 235.00–355.00 $337.86 $2,162 —
861 861 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,302 —
320–340 330 2 365.00–380.00 $372.27 $1,228 —
360 360 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 —
463 463 8 435.00 $435.00 $2,014 —
560 560 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
645 645 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,064 —
773 773 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 -25.00
647 647 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,329 —
833 833 6 302.50 $302.50 $2,520 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,526 —
462 462 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,663 —
553 553 7 337.50 $337.50 $1,866 —
653 653 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,698 —
780 780 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 14 420.00 $420.00 $1,533 —
426 426 44 400.00 $400.00 $1,704 +65.00
493 493 101 368.00 $368.00 $1,814 —
585 585 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,983 +36.50
645 645 47 324.00 $324.00 $2,090 +36.50
738–741 740 17 270.00–300.00 $294.72 $2,181 —
875 875 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,969 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,652 +20.00
563–565 565 173 340.50–344.50 $344.25 $1,945 —
635 635 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,183 —
354–395 369 6 350.00–405.00 $367.60 $1,356 +15.10
405–442 422 42 300.00–380.00 $371.59 $1,568 +71.59
498 498 44 350.00 $350.00 $1,743 —
507 507 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,584 —
560–593 562 53 295.00–325.00 $323.21 $1,816 +63.21
642 642 23 314.00 $314.00 $2,016 +39.00
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
744 744 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–380 363 9 260.00–350.00 $339.53 $1,232 —
438 438 8 225.00–300.00 $281.25 $1,232 —
455–485 465 3 240.00–285.00 $269.35 $1,252 —
548 548 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,260 —
561–565 561 10 260.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,585 +52.48
642 642 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,605 ±0.00
730 730 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,880 +67.50
820 820 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,034 —
561 561 7 237.50 $237.50 $1,332 —
668 668 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,670 +30.00
717 717 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,140 —
343 343 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,595 +47.50
350–383 372 6 390.00–447.50 $429.47 $1,598 —
445 445 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
459–463 461 7 325.00–385.00 $359.16 $1,656 —
526 526 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,788 -30.00
555–565 561 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,823 +47.50
640 640 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 —
651–655 652 6 285.00–315.00 $309.97 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,120 —

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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.