South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	139	38	121
Feeder cattle	20	12	80
Slaughter cattle	88	16	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Sale included a small run of slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224	1224	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,444	—
1397	1397	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,774	—
1224–1565	1401	44	129.00–134.50	$132.94	$1,862	—
1375–1502	1424	16	135.00–143.50	$135.99	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	144.00	$144.00	$756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	118.00	$118.00	$614	—
557	557	6	125.00	$125.00	$696	—
605–635	615	3	113.00	$113.00	$695	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1281–1468	1324	6	132.75–135.00	$133.46	$1,767	—
1349	1349	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,794	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	113.00	$113.00	$492	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
685–692	689	5	85.00–93.00	$89.82	$619	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	102.00	$102.00	$270	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1165	1128	85-90%	3	42.50–43.50	$43.16	$487	—
1185–1220	1198	85-90%	3	49.00–53.50	$51.17	$613	+23.75
1090–1305	1220	85-90%	3	45.00–47.00	$46.06	$562	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$802	—
1355	1355	80-85%	1	47.00	$47.00	$637	—
1380–1540	1480	80-85%	4	56.00–61.00	$58.03	$859	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1585	1575	75-80%	2	62.00–68.00	$65.02	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,156	—
2140	2140	1	97.00	$97.00	$2,076	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	250.00	$250.00	$388	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	6	222.00	$222.00	$84	—
65	65	2	220.00	$220.00	$143	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	224.00	$224.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–58	53	5	213.00–218.00	$215.18	$114	—
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	$110	—
73	73	3	176.00	$176.00	$128	—
130	130	1	172.00	$172.00	$224	—
130	130	1	154.00	$154.00	$200	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	—
103	103	2	185.00	$185.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	240.00	$240.00	$180	—
140	140	1	236.00	$236.00	$330	—
225	225	2	218.00	$218.00	$490	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	204.00	$204.00	$92	—
55	55	1	228.00	$228.00	$125	—
110	110	1	232.00	$232.00	$255	—

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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.