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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

57 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 57 155 0
Feeder cattle 20 13 0
Slaughter cattle 19 63 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
795 795 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,026 —
812–825 819 4 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,126 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 —
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
815–845 830 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 3 69.00 $69.00 $364 —
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–665 662 3 95.00–110.00 $105.05 $695 —
915 915 1 95.00 $95.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1665 1403 80-85% 8 42.00–65.00 $52.59 $738 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1180 1085 85-90% 5 20.00–46.00 $35.72 $388 +12.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920 1920 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $1,075 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2300 1805 3 70.00–76.00 $72.18 $1,303 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 270.00 $270.00 $338 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 110.00 $110.00 $154 -4.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 2 177.00 $177.00 $62 —
38 38 3 202.00 $202.00 $77 —
63 63 4 255.00 $255.00 $161 —
75 75 1 268.00 $268.00 $201 —
90 90 1 208.00 $208.00 $187 —
103 103 2 272.00 $272.00 $280 —
170 170 2 200.00 $200.00 $340 —

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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.