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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Saturdays

Sale of Saturday, September 26, 2026

182 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 226 0
Feeder cattle 7 28 0
Slaughter cattle 46 11 0
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Hay sale 4X5 round bales range from $45-$72.50 Feeder sale October 3, 2026

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1393 1325 5 206.00–215.00 $209.69 $2,778 —
1505–1610 1543 5 208.00–215.00 $212.37 $3,277 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1248 1229 5 215.00–216.00 $215.39 $2,647 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,388 —
425 425 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,402 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 269.00–285.00 $277.04 $1,394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,738 -40.00
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 -100.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,080 —
1225–1740 1438 80-85% 15 126.00–150.00 $140.84 $2,025 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1200 1108 85-90% 2 70.00–85.00 $78.13 $866 —
1195–1475 1320 85-90% 10 121.00–147.00 $131.02 $1,729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–1650 1282 3 140.00–175.00 $155.02 $1,987 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 145.00 $145.00 $304 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 205.00 $205.00 $205 -90.00
125 125 1 265.00 $265.00 $331 -0.63

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 115.00 $115.00 $144 +5.00
135 135 1 142.50 $142.50 $192 +32.50
163–170 165 5 135.00–145.00 $140.54 $232 +0.03
170 170 1 117.50 $117.50 $200 -23.01

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 320.00 $320.00 $160 —
75 75 1 305.00 $305.00 $229 —
85 85 1 287.50 $287.50 $244 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 1 280.00 $280.00 $84 +68.00
32 32 2 260.00 $260.00 $83 +48.00
40 40 2 260.00 $260.00 $104 -20.00
43–45 44 3 320.00–355.00 $342.98 $151 +62.98
46 46 7 335.00 $335.00 $154 +55.00
55 55 2 350.00–385.00 $367.50 $202 +12.50
55 55 1 250.00 $250.00 $138 -105.00
60 60 1 380.00 $380.00 $228 +1.94
63 63 2 390.00 $390.00 $246 +11.94

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 3 380.00 $380.00 $201 +160.00
60 60 1 150.00 $150.00 $90 -45.00
60 60 1 140.00 $140.00 $84 -55.00
88 88 2 240.00 $240.00 $211 +40.00
90 90 1 195.00 $195.00 $176 -5.00
95 95 1 205.00 $205.00 $195 +5.00
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 $140 -80.00
100–120 110 2 150.00–160.00 $154.55 $170 -65.45

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 5 380.00 $380.00 $262 -10.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 3 292.50 $292.50 $184 -7.50
68 68 3 247.50 $247.50 $168 -67.50
70–75 71 6 280.00–320.00 $295.48 $210 -3.52
80–86 83 18 284.00–292.50 $288.91 $240 -6.73
85 85 11 280.00 $280.00 $238 -15.64
90–96 93 23 280.00–289.00 $285.88 $266 +5.88
102–109 105 11 271.00–283.00 $277.35 $291 +19.85
133 133 2 250.00 $250.00 $332 -22.50

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Price trend

high 516.45 low 355.00 Nov 2025 Aug 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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