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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 18, 2025

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M 1 heifers $387.17/cwt +13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 489 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 steers $415.00/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,419/hd at 583 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 heifers $362.18/cwt +14.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 561 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 868 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,122 +5.00
452–478 474 48 455.00–515.00 $502.01 $2,380 +19.63
524–533 524 44 405.00–460.00 $457.46 $2,397 +20.74
565–585 583 67 415.00 $415.00 $2,419 +10.61
658–680 659 46 355.00–400.00 $397.98 $2,623 -2.02
745–747 747 29 325.00–340.00 $339.48 $2,536 —
864 864 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,246 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 372 3 310.00–480.00 $422.11 $1,570 -52.18
412 412 17 500.00 $500.00 $2,060 +25.47
478–489 480 27 430.00–485.00 $476.69 $2,288 +23.27
515–530 526 17 355.00–445.00 $437.45 $2,301 +14.83
560–580 578 22 355.00–400.00 $395.51 $2,286 +12.23
645 645 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,774 -84.56
653–663 660 18 362.50–385.00 $369.92 $2,441 +94.92
745 745 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,123 -55.00
985 985 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,216 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 8 485.00 $485.00 $2,323 +18.00
536 536 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,412 +19.65
587 587 25 410.00 $410.00 $2,407 +5.00
654 654 14 390.00 $390.00 $2,551 +14.00
765 765 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,601 -7.00
940 940 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,350 —
1020 1020 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,754 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 —
450–460 455 2 365.00–425.00 $394.67 $1,796 -48.27
528 528 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,402 +30.00
575 575 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,984 -30.00
670–686 684 13 250.00–375.00 $357.03 $2,442 -14.35
790 790 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,330 -40.00
819–845 834 12 305.00–310.00 $307.05 $2,561 -40.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,606 +5.00
568–598 580 13 390.00–400.00 $393.97 $2,285 -12.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,472 -40.00
475 475 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,019 -35.00
568 568 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,130 —
613 613 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,839 —
745 745 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,862 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,198 +85.00
653 653 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,286 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 28 375.00 $375.00 $1,605 —
483–490 489 74 350.00–391.00 $387.17 $1,893 +13.17
560–580 561 66 335.00–364.00 $362.18 $2,032 +14.18
642 642 34 335.00 $335.00 $2,151 —
738 738 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,362 —
825 825 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–433 422 31 280.00–350.00 $341.93 $1,443 -42.85
460–493 488 36 280.00–375.00 $366.94 $1,791 +23.47
540 540 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 +10.58
563 563 21 352.50 $352.50 $1,985 +37.50
632 632 10 332.50 $332.50 $2,101 —
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 ±0.00
730 730 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,164 —
448 448 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,210 —
541 541 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,812 +50.00
637 637 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,815 +60.00
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 value added 676 15 336.00 $336.00 $2,271 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,434 —
520 520 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 -50.00
815 815 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,915 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–444 442 13 415.00–420.00 $416.91 $1,843 +39.36
540 540 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
566–595 576 6 300.00–370.00 $345.88 $1,992 +0.88
665–683 677 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,692 -77.50
707 707 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,591 —
779 779 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,623 —
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 —

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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.