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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

97 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 97 99 84
Feeder cattle 17 38 8
Slaughter cattle 47 23 55
Replacement cattle 1 1 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 —
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
570 570 1 106.00 $106.00 $604 -11.37
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 96.00–100.00 $97.95 $321 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 89.00 $89.00 $556 —
805 805 1 91.00 $91.00 $733 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 75.00 $75.00 $308 —
560 560 1 79.00 $79.00 $442 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 107.50 $107.50 $317 —
325 325 2 107.00 $107.00 $348 —
358 358 2 117.00 $117.00 $419 —
450 450 1 102.00 $102.00 $459 +12.99
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 62.00 $62.00 $431 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1470 1282 80-85% 3 56.00–57.00 $56.32 $722 —
1205–1760 1403 80-85% 16 44.00–55.00 $50.14 $703 —
1315–1570 1443 80-85% 2 38.00–40.00 $38.91 $561 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $528 —
915–1215 1084 85-90% 8 40.00–49.00 $44.94 $487 —
1100–1345 1245 85-90% 5 26.00–30.00 $28.84 $359 —
1130–1435 1273 85-90% 4 31.00–39.00 $36.31 $462 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1510 1418 2 62.00–65.00 $63.40 $899 —
1855–2350 2092 3 70.50–87.00 $77.44 $1,620 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 192.00 $192.00 $269 —
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 157.50 $157.50 +28.55
65 65 1 142.50 $142.50 +7.50
65 65 3 172.50–177.50 $174.17 +39.17

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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
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 5 112.00 $112.00 $246 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 60.00 $60.00 -72.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 25.00 $25.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90–95 93 2 252.00–261.00 $256.38 $238 -3.62
101 101 7 255.00 $255.00 $258 -5.00
118–137 130 8 212.00–226.00 $216.77 $282 -43.23

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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.