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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 82 102
Feeder cattle 32 — 13
Slaughter cattle 83 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

FCattle sale incorporated in this report. Special Feeder Sale October 10. Receive Cattle on October 9. Call yards for more info.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1270–1388 1323 24 106.00–110.00 $108.14 $1,431
1205–1594 1340 8 104.00–109.00 $106.40 $1,426
1359 1359 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,481
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696
643 643 2 123.00 $123.00 $791
758 758 2 120.00 $120.00 $910
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
535 535 1 111.00 $111.00 $594
575 575 1 109.00 $109.00 $627

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
165 165 1 121.00 $121.00 $200
445 445 1 116.00 $116.00 $516
510–520 515 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $559
610 610 2 110.00 $110.00 $671
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290 290 1 122.00 $122.00 $354
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255 255 1 128.00 $128.00 $326
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1277 1277 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,366
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 1 106.00 $106.00 $387

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
432 432 3 125.00 $125.00 $540
582 582 3 112.00 $112.00 $652

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145–1435 1247 80-85% 3 29.00–32.00 $30.23 $377
1090–1570 1333 80-85% 16 31.00–56.00 $43.29 $577
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 85-90% 1 12.00 $12.00 $117
1035 1035 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $342
1090–1285 1191 85-90% 12 21.00–37.00 $29.67 $353
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1760 1405 75-80% 4 45.00–54.00 $48.67 $684

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–2005 1366 7 39.00–82.00 $66.76 $912
1725 1725 1 34.00 $34.00 $586

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
40 40 1 42.50 $42.50
55 55 1 117.50 $117.50
130 130 1 230.00 $230.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555–575 565 2 59.00–61.00 $59.98 $339
670 670 1 69.00 $69.00 $462

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
120 120 1 41.00 $41.00 $49
175 175 1 28.00 $28.00 $49
180 180 1 79.00 $79.00 $142

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
60 60 5 132.50 $132.50
81 81 4 157.50 $157.50
81 81 1 105.00 $105.00
116 116 4 180.00 $180.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
108–133 126 7 230.00–290.00 $275.29
163 163 3 355.00 $355.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
74 74 13 207.00 $207.00 $153
87 87 41 205.00 $205.00 $178
90 90 1 147.00 $147.00 $132
110 110 2 155.00 $155.00 $170
120 120 1 171.00 $171.00 $205

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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.