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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

73 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 73 90 54
Feeder cattle 36 27 12
Slaughter cattle 10 48 27

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 152.00 $152.00 $669 —
500 500 2 133.00–141.00 $137.00 $685 —
609–648 622 6 127.00–134.00 $129.43 $805 -0.57
725 725 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 thin fleshed 449 7 116.00 $116.00 $521 —
538 thin fleshed 538 4 114.00 $114.00 $613 —
615 615 1 98.00 $98.00 $603 +6.00
759 759 6 95.00 $95.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 —
545 545 1 96.00 $96.00 $523 —
620 620 1 93.00 $93.00 $577 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 thin fleshed 623 2 70.00 $70.00 $436 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 +11.00
660 660 1 96.00 $96.00 $634 +5.00
915 915 1 70.00 $70.00 $640 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1180 1105 80-85% 2 66.00–68.00 $67.07 $741 —
1060–1455 1285 80-85% 4 54.00–59.00 $55.28 $710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $257 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $666 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $536 -0.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 11.00 $11.00 $130 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 122.00 $122.00 —
85 85 1 200.00 $200.00 —
90 90 1 275.00 $275.00 —
155 155 1 225.00 $225.00 -125.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 42 3 120.00–132.50 $128.00 —
50 50 1 112.50 $112.50 —
50 50 1 180.00 $180.00 —
60 60 1 180.00 $180.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 102.50 $102.50 $36 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–65 63 2 130.00–132.50 $131.20 —
95 95 2 140.00 $140.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 137.50 $137.50 —
70 70 1 137.50 $137.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 250.00 $250.00 $88 —
50 50 1 252.50 $252.50 $126 -17.50
55 55 1 231.00 $231.00 $127 -39.00
65 65 1 173.00 $173.00 $112 -97.00
70 70 4 234.00 $234.00 $164 -36.00
83 83 2 220.00 $220.00 $183 -50.00

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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.