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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 70 135
Feeder cattle 13 29 29
Slaughter cattle 63 39 70

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1338 1334 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $1,805 —
1410 1410 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,946 —
1466 1466 5 140.50 $140.50 $2,060 —
1555 1555 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,897 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 3 116.00–141.00 $124.78 $468 —
753 753 2 120.00 $120.00 $904 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,425 —
1283–1364 1312 15 135.00–139.00 $137.79 $1,808 —
1340 1340 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,755 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 111.00 $111.00 $416 —
435 435 1 97.00 $97.00 $422 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 113.00 $113.00 $362 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 97.00 $97.00 $509 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 112.00 $112.00 $319 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1540 1361 80-85% 15 42.00–60.50 $51.23 $697 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1085 1068 85-90% 2 22.00–24.00 $23.02 $246 —
1005–1360 1178 85-90% 8 39.00–50.00 $43.14 $508 +5.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1810 1651 75-80% 4 44.00–60.50 $54.75 $904 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1900 1753 2 60.00–86.00 $74.09 $1,299 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 67.50 $67.50 —
65 65 1 207.50 $207.50 —
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 —
95 95 1 217.50 $217.50 —
170 170 1 310.00 $310.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
148 148 2 114.00 $114.00 $169 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 112.50 $112.50 —
40–45 43 2 112.50–130.00 $121.76 —
57 57 3 182.50 $182.50 +27.50
61–68 64 16 205.00–235.00 $217.64 +62.64
90 90 1 252.50 $252.50 +97.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–110 105 2 182.50–195.00 $188.45 —
170 170 1 210.00 $210.00 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 220.00 $220.00 $275 —
150 150 1 200.00 $200.00 $300 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–78 74 8 290.00–364.00 $311.28 $230 —
83 83 4 282.00 $282.00 $234 —
93 93 18 268.00 $268.00 $249 —
102 102 13 272.00 $272.00 $277 —

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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.