South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	70	37	32
Feeder cattle	6	22	12
Slaughter cattle	60	13	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,329	—
1488–1740	1595	19	141.00–146.00	$143.31	$2,286	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1233	1233	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,714	—
1205–1485	1400	11	139.00–142.00	$141.60	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	131.00	$131.00	$413	—
410	410	2	128.00	$128.00	$525	-12.00
490	490	1	127.00	$127.00	$622	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	117.50	$117.50	$329	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1285	1268	80-85%	2	76.00–82.00	$79.04	$1,002	+4.04
1370–1705	1507	80-85%	8	52.00–73.00	$64.08	$966	—
1605	1605	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–740	733	85-90%	2	27.00–67.00	$47.20	$346	—
975–1195	1085	85-90%	2	33.00–50.00	$42.36	$460	—
1040–1180	1127	85-90%	3	22.00–31.00	$25.76	$290	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685–1825	1755	75-80%	2	59.00–66.00	$62.36	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685–1955	1826	5	76.00–100.00	$88.88	$1,623	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205	205	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
58	58	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.