South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	176	129
Feeder cattle	33	19
Slaughter cattle	86	101
Replacement cattle	54	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Herd Dispersal included in report Fat Cattle Sale included in report

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,009	—
1320–1555	1410	6	117.50–121.00	$119.15	$1,680	—
1328–1789	1530	31	115.00–126.00	$122.14	$1,869	+4.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 thin fleshed	401	5	164.00	$164.00	$658	—
471 thin fleshed	471	7	162.00	$162.00	$763	—
509 thin fleshed	509	7	166.00	$166.00	$845	—
535 value added	535	1	138.00	$138.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	90.00	$90.00	$976	—
1050–1140	1095	2	78.00–84.00	$80.88	$886	—
1055–1358	1207	2	95.00–108.00	$102.32	$1,235	—
1185–1283	1240	5	104.00–115.00	$110.48	$1,370	—
1241–1523	1320	9	114.00–119.00	$116.14	$1,533	—
1536	1536	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	122.00	$122.00	$708	—
820	820	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,009	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	128.00	$128.00	$442	—
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	±0.00
485–490	488	2	110.00–120.00	$115.03	$561	-7.97
560	560	1	118.00	$118.00	$661	+3.00
638	638	2	125.00	$125.00	$798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$794	—
835–1240	1008	85-90%	3	5.00–12.00	$9.66	$97	-0.34
935–1370	1104	85-90%	4	17.50–30.50	$26.84	$296	—
1140–1235	1200	85-90%	5	44.00–56.00	$50.08	$601	+6.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$745	—
1215–1725	1404	80-85%	5	46.00–61.00	$51.84	$728	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665–1795	1730	75-80%	2	41.00–56.00	$48.22	$834	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–2065	1791	5	50.00–103.00	$84.73	$1,518	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
890–1195	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–950.00	$848.40
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1030–1395	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	525.00–1,125.00	$871.90
1362	1362	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	227.50	$227.50	+82.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1083–1243	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,794.58	—
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1110–1335	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,871.50	—
1205–1288	1247	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,827.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	167.50	$167.50	—

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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.