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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 124 138
Feeder cattle 38 12 22
Slaughter cattle 23 55 20
Replacement cattle 1 1 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 107.00 $107.00 $482 —
558–570 562 3 115.00–122.00 $117.37 $660 —
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 -15.00
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 +7.00
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 —
685 685 1 70.00 $70.00 $480 —
710 710 1 76.00 $76.00 $540 —
800 800 1 60.00 $60.00 $480 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 84.00 $84.00 $584 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
943 943 2 104.00 $104.00 $981 —
1100 1100 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,056 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 79.00 $79.00 $991 -31.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 -15.00
425–430 428 3 94.00–101.00 $96.32 $412 —
480 480 1 102.00 $102.00 $490 -16.00
505–540 524 6 86.00–99.00 $92.86 $487 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 70.00 $70.00 $298 —
475 475 1 90.00 $90.00 $428 —
685 685 1 71.00 $71.00 $486 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 100.00 $100.00 $355 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 111.00 $111.00 $466 —
470–475 473 2 87.00–91.00 $89.01 $421 —
510 510 1 101.00 $101.00 $515 —
760 760 1 66.00 $66.00 $502 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1395 1380 80-85% 2 40.00–42.00 $41.01 $566 -21.18
1340–1765 1485 80-85% 6 50.00–56.00 $52.77 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $410 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $358 +3.84
1040–1325 1206 85-90% 5 40.00–47.00 $43.88 $529 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $924 —
1790 1790 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1135 1050 2 60.50–63.00 $61.85 $649 —
1775 1775 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,456 +5.01

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 112.50 $112.50 —
35 35 1 70.00 $70.00 —
50–55 54 4 120.00–135.00 $128.95 +3.95
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 +10.00
80 80 1 225.00 $225.00 +100.00
105 105 1 152.50 $152.50 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
158–183 178 10 91.00–101.00 $99.22 $177 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 132.50 $132.50 —
75 75 1 129.00 $129.00 —
120 120 1 245.00 $245.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
67 67 5 167.50 $167.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 270.00 $270.00 $148 +13.63
74 74 1 262.00 $262.00 $194 +5.63
88 88 6 260.00 $260.00 $229 +5.00
105 105 1 260.00 $260.00 $273 -0.16

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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.