South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	106	27	61
Feeder cattle	28	6	33
Slaughter cattle	73	21	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Fat Cattle Results included; First feeder sale of 2022 April 2 & take-in April 1

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1416	1368	2	80.00–86.00	$83.11	$1,137	—
1245–1500	1376	8	115.00–135.00	$121.15	$1,667	—
1351–1627	1489	8	141.00–147.00	$144.34	$2,149	—
1576	1576	6	147.00	$147.00	$2,317	—
1488–1710	1614	23	140.00–147.00	$145.37	$2,346	—
1574–1756	1645	14	146.00–148.00	$146.95	$2,417	—
1718–1733	1726	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$2,632	—
1781	1781	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,493	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	129.00	$129.00	$703	—
579	579	4	123.00	$123.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	66.00	$66.00	$462	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	68.00	$68.00	$462	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	140.00	$140.00	$641	+27.00
585	585	3	120.00	$120.00	$702	—
606	606	5	127.00	$127.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	97.00	$97.00	$621	—
687	687	3	105.00	$105.00	$721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	78.00	$78.00	$562	—
820	820	1	89.00	$89.00	$730	—
995	995	1	78.00	$78.00	$776	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–795	778	2	87.00–88.00	$87.51	$681	—
800	800	1	84.00	$84.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	74.00	$74.00	$559	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	5.00	$5.00	$42	—
1320–1555	1417	85-90%	3	25.00–55.00	$37.55	$532	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1725	1550	80-85%	4	64.00–80.00	$74.26	$1,151	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695	1695	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,390	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	82.00	$82.00	$156	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	200.00	$200.00	—
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.