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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, April 11, 2026

1,923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $419.35/cwt +25.11 vs last sale · ≈ $3,049/hd at 727 lb · 143 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $398.80/cwt +37.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 620 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $438.02/cwt +16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,917/hd at 666 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,923 598 1,589
Feeder cattle 1,923 598 1,589

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of light fleshed weaned and non-weaned cattle with very strong demand in addition to good demand for heavier cattle to go to feed as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,316 +45.00
520 520 12 520.00 $520.00 $2,704 —
556–593 572 32 492.50–537.00 $513.02 $2,934 —
656–690 666 85 425.00–443.25 $438.02 $2,917 +16.02
702–746 727 143 401.00–430.00 $419.35 $3,049 +25.11
760 760 9 402.00 $402.00 $3,055 +21.16
823 823 18 359.50 $359.50 $2,959 +54.52
864–875 866 72 345.00–351.50 $350.20 $3,033 +13.74
900 900 5 331.00 $331.00 $2,979 —
1046 1046 9 294.00 $294.00 $3,075 -1.00
1069 1069 6 298.00 $298.00 $3,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 28 625.00 $625.00 $2,100 -15.00
419 419 37 605.00 $605.00 $2,535 +18.26
489–496 490 22 497.50–520.00 $515.86 $2,528 +38.39
510–520 516 3 370.00–537.50 $463.88 $2,394 +88.88
552–568 567 44 450.00–502.50 $475.20 $2,694 +2.38
647 647 49 419.00 $419.00 $2,711 +4.87
665 665 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,760 +30.00
706–745 732 21 370.00–411.00 $383.18 $2,805 +13.18
790 790 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,765 —
848 848 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,900 —
963 963 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,764 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 640.00 $640.00 $2,195 +130.00
408–425 418 5 575.00–600.00 $590.24 $2,467 +0.14
483–491 488 62 485.00–507.50 $495.70 $2,419 -29.30
504 504 7 542.50 $542.50 $2,734 —
560–568 566 49 440.00–470.00 $460.85 $2,608 -14.15
655 655 38 415.00–425.00 $418.16 $2,739 —
706 706 21 380.00 $380.00 $2,683 —
1093 1093 2 261.00 $261.00 $2,853 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 23 592.50 $592.50 $2,453 —
565 565 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 -5.00
610–625 621 4 395.00–415.00 $410.09 $2,547 -19.91
658 658 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,829 —
838 838 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,858 —
948 948 9 324.00 $324.00 $3,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 510.00–550.00 $530.00 $1,298 -70.00
265–285 273 3 390.00–560.00 $478.29 $1,306 -91.71
320–330 328 4 470.00–630.00 $590.92 $1,938 —
363 363 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,178 +220.00
421 421 11 590.00 $590.00 $2,484 —
484–485 485 15 500.00–524.00 $516.01 $2,503 +81.01
560 560 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,604 +65.00
628 628 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,622 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 7 492.50 $492.50 $2,640 —
648 648 14 426.00 $426.00 $2,760 -19.00
747 747 7 378.50 $378.50 $2,827 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806 806 10 356.00 $356.00 $2,869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,425 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 620.00 $620.00 $2,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 14 477.50 $477.50 $2,292 +127.50
527 527 35 470.00 $470.00 $2,477 +55.00
558–588 576 19 382.50–400.00 $394.03 $2,270 +8.27
600–645 620 97 367.00–426.00 $398.80 $2,473 +37.27
652–684 674 41 367.50–379.00 $372.92 $2,513 —
723–747 740 78 320.00–336.50 $328.33 $2,430 +18.26
776 776 24 332.50 $332.50 $2,580 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 20 502.50 $502.50 $1,714 +126.42
416–440 417 41 400.00–480.00 $475.72 $1,984 +5.72
450–495 486 56 410.00–440.00 $430.86 $2,094 —
500–540 520 2 360.00–375.00 $367.21 $1,909 -37.79
562 562 38 395.00 $395.00 $2,220 +45.00
600–644 643 43 307.00–365.50 $362.23 $2,329 -0.27
745 745 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,862 —
883 883 16 304.00 $304.00 $2,684 —
1013 1013 9 303.00 $303.00 $3,069 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 18 465.00 $465.00 $1,674 —
421–445 442 34 440.00–472.50 $468.86 $2,072 +38.86
554 554 33 392.00 $392.00 $2,172 —
647 647 13 361.00 $361.00 $2,336 —
730 730 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 34 382.50 $382.50 $2,161 —
654–675 656 62 325.00–371.50 $367.64 $2,412 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 502.50 $502.50 $1,698 —
422–445 425 14 425.00–485.00 $476.03 $2,023 —
492–495 492 42 427.50–430.00 $427.80 $2,105 —
540 540 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
559 559 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,040 —
660 660 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,294 —
839 839 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,693 —
1000 1000 6 284.00 $284.00 $2,840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,891 —
570 570 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 12 522.50 $522.50 $2,304 +101.02
450–460 454 6 490.00–535.00 $510.83 $2,319 —
565–569 569 8 375.00–430.00 $423.17 $2,408 —
649 649 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,434 —
680 680 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 —
523 523 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,275 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 4 452.50 $452.50 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 585.00 $585.00 $2,106 +275.00
595 595 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 —

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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.