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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

66 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 66 73 61
Feeder cattle 14 16 25
Slaughter cattle 31 42 36

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 163.00 $163.00 $774 —
505 505 1 149.00 $149.00 $752 —
628 628 3 125.00 $125.00 $785 +37.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 119.00 $119.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 116.00 $116.00 $455 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 107.00 $107.00 $685 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 111.00 $111.00 $622 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 94.00 $94.00 $959 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 62.00 $62.00 $468 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 70.00 $70.00 $620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,256 —
1205–1640 1462 80-85% 5 70.00–75.00 $72.08 $1,054 —
1255–1640 1533 80-85% 7 59.00–67.00 $64.31 $986 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $284 —
960 960 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $192 —
980 980 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $549 —
825–1170 995 85-90% 3 81.00–89.00 $85.59 $852 —
1030–1085 1063 85-90% 3 72.00–81.00 $74.91 $796 —
1150–1215 1183 85-90% 2 70.00–77.00 $73.40 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1765 1718 75-80% 2 73.00–80.00 $76.60 $1,316 —
1795 1795 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,185 +4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,117 —
1740–1835 1788 2 90.00–96.00 $93.08 $1,664 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 4 221.00 $221.00 $150 —
80–85 81 4 174.00–214.00 $203.54 $165 —
100–106 103 9 183.00–199.00 $191.66 $197 —
425 425 1 96.00 $96.00 $408 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 194.00 $194.00 $136 —
115 115 1 220.00 $220.00 $253 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 208.00 $208.00 $229 —

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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.