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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 149 23 10
Feeder cattle 3 2 2
Slaughter cattle 7 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Fat Cattle Sale Next Week September 8 *** Special Feeder sale this Saturday September 4, 2021

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1195 1175 2 98.00–110.00 $104.10 $1,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 126.00 $126.00 $328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 95.00 $95.00 $361 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1485 1223 85-90% 2 46.00–50.00 $48.43 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1960 1642 3 73.00–91.00 $79.48 $1,305 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 68.00 $68.00 $129 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 1 350.00 $350.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
102 102 9 108.00 $108.00 $110 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44–49 46 11 192.50–215.00 $201.25 $93 —
50 50 1 160.00 $160.00 $80 —
53–54 53 12 240.00–248.00 $244.63 $130 —
55 55 1 118.00 $118.00 $65 —
64–65 64 25 250.00–264.00 $262.78 $168 —
66 66 13 257.50 $257.50 $170 —
73 73 3 256.00 $256.00 $187 —
80–85 83 8 256.00–266.00 $261.74 $217 —
95 95 1 256.00 $256.00 $243 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 35.00 $35.00 —
30 30 1 25.00 $25.00 —
33 33 2 32.50 $32.50 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
84 84 8 68.00 $68.00 $57 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 242.50 $242.50 $61 —
30–35 33 6 212.50–237.50 $230.00 $76 —
32–35 34 10 135.00–242.00 $208.26 $71 —
35 35 1 185.00 $185.00 $65 —
40 40 3 232.50–240.00 $237.50 $95 —
45 45 1 227.50 $227.50 $102 —
45 45 3 242.50 $242.50 $109 —
53 53 3 287.50 $287.50 $152 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 3 32.50 $32.50 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 262.50 $262.50 $144 —
55 55 1 262.50 $262.50 $144 —
75 75 1 217.00 $217.00 $163 —
80 80 1 280.00 $280.00 $224 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 2 302.50 $302.50 $191 —
105 105 1 280.00 $280.00 $294 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 132.00 $132.00 $79 -88.00
72–78 75 7 260.00–262.00 $261.18 $196 +35.18
85 85 1 180.00 $180.00 $153 -46.00
100–120 110 4 257.50–274.00 $265.00 $292 —

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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.