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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 25, 2025

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M 1 steers $408.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 575 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $350.00/cwt +42.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,824/hd at 807 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.00/cwt ≈ $1,915/hd at 555 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 441 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,850 —
467 467 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,218 +80.33
527–535 530 13 407.00–430.00 $421.07 $2,232 -33.93
639 639 15 400.00 $400.00 $2,556 —
675 675 18 372.50 $372.50 $2,514 +15.47
705 705 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,291 —
807 807 25 350.00 $350.00 $2,824 +42.95
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,042 -35.00
463–495 474 3 455.00–470.00 $460.23 $2,181 -41.78
526 526 23 430.00 $430.00 $2,262 -27.46
575 575 25 408.00 $408.00 $2,346 -7.00
653 653 20 375.00 $375.00 $2,449 -22.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 +27.89
400–444 413 18 385.00–480.00 $453.84 $1,874 -46.16
469 469 12 460.00 $460.00 $2,157 -16.69
521 521 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,110 -32.45
563 563 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,139 -15.51
655 655 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,440 +2.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 14 455.00 $455.00 $2,143 —
742 742 6 352.50 $352.50 $2,616 —
822 822 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,651 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 -30.00
593 593 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,372 -10.00
600 600 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 —
664 664 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,490 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 —
448 448 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,792 —
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 -25.00
540 540 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,405 —
458 458 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,695 -85.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 —
425 425 13 367.50 $367.50 $1,562 —
555 555 23 345.00 $345.00 $1,915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,228 —
418 418 12 418.00 $418.00 $1,747 +76.07
483 483 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,642 -26.94
500 500 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,575 —
550–551 550 10 322.50–330.00 $325.50 $1,790 -27.00
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 ±0.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 19 355.00 $355.00 $1,750 -32.17
505 505 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 —
634–635 634 10 332.50–340.00 $334.00 $2,118 -1.00
742 742 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,300 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 18 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 —
554 554 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,251 +40.00
452 452 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,469 —
569 569 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,707 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,358 —
495 495 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,411 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,479 —
448 448 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,680 -41.91
457–480 470 7 370.00–410.00 $393.34 $1,849 —
530 530 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,749 +30.00
560 560 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 +4.12

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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.