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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 84 66
Feeder cattle 31 8 34
Slaughter cattle 36 55 32

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 4 114.00 $114.00 $929 —
898 898 2 106.00 $106.00 $952 —
905 905 1 104.00 $104.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 90.00 $90.00 $562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 84.00 $84.00 $319 —
480 480 1 91.00 $91.00 $437 —
505 505 1 86.00 $86.00 $434 —
565 565 1 89.00 $89.00 $503 —
603 603 1 90.00 $90.00 $543 —
718 718 2 80.00 $80.00 $574 —
815 815 1 76.00 $76.00 $619 —
860 860 1 71.00 $71.00 $611 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 7 103.00 $103.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 77.00 $77.00 $466 —
795 795 2 70.00–75.00 $72.50 $576 —
835 835 1 85.00 $85.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 3 121.00 $121.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 80-85% 1 34.00 $34.00 $437 -17.19
955–1585 1324 80-85% 21 40.00–53.00 $45.63 $604 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1330 1191 85-90% 7 11.00–38.00 $28.40 $338 +10.54
1305 1305 85-90% 1 21.00 $21.00 $274 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1720 1617 75-80% 3 44.00–51.00 $46.90 $758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1895 1613 2 57.00–60.00 $58.24 $939 —
1905 1905 1 34.00 $34.00 $648 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 87.50 $87.50 —
53–55 54 3 130.00–165.00 $141.96 +5.29
95 95 1 190.00 $190.00 +20.00
105 105 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 2 197.50 $197.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–140 119 7 121.00–152.00 $141.54 $168 -39.64

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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.