South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, April 4, 2026

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.46/cwt ≈ $2,944/hd at 875 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $422.00/cwt ≈ $2,853/hd at 676 lb · 44 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $394.24/cwt +74.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,886/hd at 732 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	598	175	802
Feeder cattle	598	—	802

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,175	—
506 thin fleshed	506	6	515.00	$515.00	$2,606	—
584 thin fleshed	584	19	490.00	$490.00	$2,862	—
642–643	642	14	419.00–440.00	$426.51	$2,738	—
668–690	676	44	405.00–435.00	$422.00	$2,853	—
715–740	732	30	345.00–406.00	$394.24	$2,886	+74.24
755–770	760	6	380.00–382.50	$380.84	$2,894	—
830–835	833	2	300.00–310.00	$304.98	$2,540	-16.05
850–883	875	59	334.00–341.00	$336.46	$2,944	—
963–975	969	8	310.00	$310.00	$3,004	—
1043	1043	2	295.00	$295.00	$3,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,175	—
331	331	9	640.00	$640.00	$2,118	—
416–445	420	8	500.00–600.00	$586.74	$2,464	—
478 thin fleshed	478	10	550.00	$550.00	$2,629	—
483–485	483	6	440.00–485.00	$477.47	$2,306	+52.47
530	530	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,988	-25.00
555–575	562	3	430.00–495.00	$472.82	$2,657	—
605–630	620	4	390.00–437.50	$414.13	$2,568	—
655	655	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,522	+15.00
692 thin fleshed	692	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,768	—
730	730	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,701	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,376	—
562	562	17	475.00	$475.00	$2,670	—
634	634	11	430.00	$430.00	$2,726	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,760	—
405–430	411	11	500.00–605.00	$590.10	$2,425	—
480	480	6	525.00	$525.00	$2,520	—
580	580	4	475.00	$475.00	$2,755	+70.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	4	520.00	$520.00	$2,075	—
580	580	3	480.00	$480.00	$2,784	—
613	613	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	—
275	275	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,568	—
360	360	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,368	—
475	475	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,066	—
503	503	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,264	—
590	590	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,360	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–515	510	2	365.00–370.00	$367.48	$1,874	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,442	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 thin fleshed	325	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,771	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–392	374	7	460.00–500.00	$482.02	$1,803	—
465	465	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,628	—
520	520	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,158	—
554–576	567	18	362.50–400.00	$385.76	$2,187	+55.76
615–634	628	18	355.00–375.00	$361.53	$2,270	—
738–745	743	8	280.00–320.00	$310.07	$2,304	—
765–787	782	22	320.00–342.50	$337.50	$2,639	+42.50
811–820	811	25	290.00–313.00	$312.07	$2,531	+52.07
899	899	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,787	—
933	933	11	310.00	$310.00	$2,892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	21	320.00–510.00	$376.08	$1,218	+71.08
395	395	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,896	+152.33
421	421	9	470.00	$470.00	$1,979	+130.00
505	505	8	405.00	$405.00	$2,045	—
565	565	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,978	+25.00
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—
638	638	4	362.50	$362.50	$2,313	—
681–695	684	5	330.00–350.00	$345.93	$2,366	+60.93
920	920	2	326.00	$326.00	$2,999	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	7	460.00	$460.00	$1,937	—
498	498	14	420.00	$420.00	$2,092	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,048	—
650–654	651	19	345.00–365.00	$357.60	$2,328	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,089	—
435	435	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,870	+100.00
455	455	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,502	—
590	590	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,006	—
795	795	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,067	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–442	441	7	400.00–425.00	$421.48	$1,859	—
493	493	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,479	—
539	539	5	405.00	$405.00	$2,183	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	—
420	420	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—

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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.