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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

97 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 97 68 122
Feeder cattle 18 17 44
Slaughter cattle 57 22 60

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 -24.00
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 108.00 $108.00 $362 —
530 530 1 97.00 $97.00 $514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 78.00 $78.00 $468 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 93.00 $93.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 115.00 $115.00 $374 —
570 570 2 104.00 $104.00 $593 —
700 700 1 87.00 $87.00 $609 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 80.00 $80.00 $492 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 108.00 $108.00 $459 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1215 1069 85-90% 5 15.00–25.00 $21.12 $226 —
1071–1240 1156 85-90% 2 9.00–11.00 $10.07 $116 —
1035–1285 1200 85-90% 16 26.00–47.00 $37.11 $445 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $816 —
1215–1560 1397 80-85% 18 39.00–55.00 $46.09 $644 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 25.00 $25.00 $350 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1800 1600 75-80% 3 38.00–47.00 $42.25 $676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–2360 1393 11 50.00–86.00 $65.31 $910 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 112.50 $112.50 —
60 60 1 145.00 $145.00 —
70–75 73 2 160.00–170.00 $165.17 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 142.50 $142.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
97–98 97 10 181.00–182.00 $181.20 $176 +50.20
101 101 5 161.00 $161.00 $163 +3.36
120–145 133 2 121.00–134.00 $126.89 $169 -30.75

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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.