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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

61 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 61 44 65
Feeder cattle 33 18 11
Slaughter cattle 19 20 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Please see South Branch Board special sale report*

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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 1 136.00 $136.00 $428 —
420 420 1 129.00 $129.00 $542 —
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 119.00 $119.00 $446 —
400 400 1 119.00 $119.00 $476 —
633 633 2 94.00 $94.00 $595 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–633 630 4 90.00–97.00 $91.72 $578 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 85.00 $85.00 $442 —
535 535 1 71.00 $71.00 $380 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 106.00 $106.00 $541 -10.00
635–640 638 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $769 —
660–670 662 6 109.00–118.50 $116.90 $774 —
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 108.00 $108.00 $427 -25.00
400 400 1 124.00 $124.00 $496 —
475 475 1 107.00 $107.00 $508 —
600–620 605 4 103.00–117.00 $113.41 $686 +11.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 85.00 $85.00 $289 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1170 1135 80-85% 3 71.00–79.00 $75.58 $858 —
1280–1730 1505 80-85% 2 35.00–61.00 $49.94 $752 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $180 —
1175 1175 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $270 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $896 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1905 1494 4 61.00–71.00 $66.58 $995 —
1455–1695 1575 2 51.00–56.00 $53.31 $840 —
2090 2090 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,881 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 -110.00
130 130 1 285.00 $285.00 —
170 170 1 285.00 $285.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 122.50 $122.50 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
63 63 2 197.50 $197.50 —
210 210 2 245.00–360.00 $302.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 110.00 $110.00 $148 —

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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.