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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 11, 2025

2,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M 1 steers $436.72/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 530 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 steers $404.39/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 580 lb · 127 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $417.45/cwt ≈ $2,724/hd at 652 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,174 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 21 505.00 $505.00 $2,111 +31.15
455–477 476 71 420.00–485.00 $482.38 $2,296 +14.09
529–541 530 139 395.00–442.50 $436.72 $2,315 -5.78
580 580 127 403.00–405.00 $404.39 $2,345 +4.39
655 655 114 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 —
751 751 36 350.00 $350.00 $2,628 +11.14
820 820 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,665 —
1060 1060 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,148 —
358–395 365 23 390.00–505.00 $474.29 $1,731 +19.28
418–448 428 57 350.00–495.00 $474.53 $2,031 +0.78
460–493 473 62 350.00–462.50 $453.42 $2,145 -4.12
505–540 528 66 340.00–427.50 $422.62 $2,231 +2.62
550–578 577 68 312.00–387.00 $383.28 $2,212 +24.09
620–648 645 44 270.00–365.00 $359.56 $2,319 +53.29
678 678 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,864 -75.00
738 738 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,509 —
770 770 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 -10.00
903 903 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,912 +42.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,724 —
375 375 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 —
466 466 22 470.00 $470.00 $2,190 +95.00
535 535 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 —
581 581 35 406.00 $406.00 $2,359 —
650 650 80 432.00 $432.00 $2,808 —
657 657 44 391.00 $391.00 $2,569 —
737 737 10 337.50 $337.50 $2,487 —
782 782 29 353.00 $353.00 $2,760 —
844 844 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,827 +32.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 9 467.00 $467.00 $2,260 +22.00
530–533 530 26 345.00–437.50 $430.35 $2,281 +7.95
585 585 59 405.00 $405.00 $2,369 +10.00
638 638 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,978 —
656 656 78 376.00 $376.00 $2,467 +6.00
753 753 31 347.00 $347.00 $2,613 —
820 820 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 +55.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 476 10 330.00–470.00 $442.94 $2,108 +5.44
536 536 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,278 —
580 580 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,175 ±0.00
618–635 623 7 360.00–392.50 $383.03 $2,386 +45.17
656 thin fleshed 656 7 390.00 $390.00 $2,558 —
652–671 659 28 362.50–381.00 $371.38 $2,447 —
721 721 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,163 —
779–783 780 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,613 —
803 803 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 13 440.00 $440.00 $1,610 ±0.00
458 458 21 460.00 $460.00 $2,107 +25.00
541 541 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,002 —
671 671 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,483 —
763 763 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,575 +62.50
835 835 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,714 —
875 875 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,525 -10.00
445 445 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 —
453 453 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,676 +10.00
691 691 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,194 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —
640 640 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–361 359 11 375.00–390.00 $384.60 $1,381 -35.40
493 493 100 374.00 $374.00 $1,844 +6.00
505–530 529 32 310.00–348.00 $346.87 $1,835 —
568 568 22 348.00 $348.00 $1,977 +9.00
650 650 65 332.00 $332.00 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–423 421 60 390.00 $390.00 $1,642 —
560 560 90 354.00 $354.00 $1,982 +9.75
664 664 20 340.00 $340.00 $2,258 —
730 730 12 314.00 $314.00 $2,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–368 362 35 350.00 $350.00 $1,267 -17.60
410–430 421 68 310.00–390.00 $384.78 $1,620 +13.19
485–489 488 26 335.00–345.00 $343.47 $1,676 -6.53
505–535 515 3 280.00–325.00 $309.42 $1,594 -3.08
559 559 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,761 -8.21
650 650 20 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 +60.00
749 749 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,367 +61.00
847 847 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 33 325.00 $325.00 $1,485 +55.65
539 539 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,536 +55.00
612 612 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,377 -25.00
651–686 663 12 265.00–270.00 $266.73 $1,768 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,221 +35.00
554 554 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,551 +42.50
654 654 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,635 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643–648 645 13 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 —
820 820 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,280 —
629 629 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,793 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,282 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,454 -40.00
355–369 367 6 370.00–450.00 $437.09 $1,604 +7.62
400–436 431 8 365.00–380.00 $377.55 $1,627 +12.55
455–490 468 5 225.00–375.00 $338.73 $1,585 -20.43
558 558 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,925 +20.00
632 632 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,117 +7.50
655 655 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,145 +17.53
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,452 —
520 520 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,738 —
613 613 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,146 —

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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.