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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 156 0 191
Feeder cattle 47 — 76
Slaughter cattle 60 — 64

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
398 398 2 131.00 $131.00 $521 —
463 463 2 132.00 $132.00 $611 —
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
572 572 3 118.00 $118.00 $675 —
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 —
833 833 2 114.00 $114.00 $950 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 71.00–74.00 $72.56 $341 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —
705 705 1 81.00 $81.00 $571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 66.00 $66.00 $393 —
605 605 1 77.00 $77.00 $466 —
700 700 1 75.00 $75.00 $525 —
765 765 1 71.00 $71.00 $543 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 90.00 $90.00 $135 —
280 280 1 117.00 $117.00 $328 —
385–390 387 3 110.00–112.00 $110.67 $428 —
470 470 2 109.00 $109.00 $512 —
510–528 518 7 101.00–115.00 $107.51 $557 —
610 610 1 82.00 $82.00 $500 —
920 920 1 71.00 $71.00 $653 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 95.00 $95.00 $513 —
615 615 1 84.00 $84.00 $517 —
755 755 1 76.00 $76.00 $574 —
800 800 1 56.00 $56.00 $448 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 119.00 $119.00 $446 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 99.00 $99.00 $178 —
315–340 328 2 110.00–122.00 $115.77 $380 —
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 81.00 $81.00 $231 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1155 1019 85-90% 5 68.00–72.00 $69.89 $712 —
885–1360 1158 85-90% 14 21.00–34.00 $27.89 $323 —
850–1435 1164 85-90% 9 35.00–61.00 $40.15 $467 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1535 1374 80-85% 6 48.00–52.00 $49.87 $685 —
1205–1560 1394 80-85% 16 31.00–46.00 $41.35 $576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1550 1535 75-80% 2 46.00–50.00 $48.02 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2110 1935 4 72.00–79.00 $74.38 $1,439 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 85.00 $85.00 $157 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 111.00 $111.00 $150 —
150 150 1 75.00 $75.00 $112 —
225 225 1 79.00 $79.00 $178 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
38 38 2 98.00 $98.00 —
45–47 46 7 90.00–102.50 $99.73 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–52 51 3 80.00–102.50 $92.96 $47 —
52 52 2 177.00 $177.00 $92 —
68 68 5 224.00 $224.00 $152 —
75 75 1 198.00 $198.00 $148 —
83 83 21 221.00 $221.00 $183 —
103–120 109 3 185.00–198.00 $193.21 $211 —
170 170 1 125.00 $125.00 $212 —

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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.