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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 1 154.00 $154.00 $200 —
130 130 1 172.00 $172.00 $224 —
N/N/A ($/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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.