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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 113 101
Feeder cattle 23 15 15
Slaughter cattle 10 93 77
Replacement cattle 2 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

See Board Sale as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 thin fleshed 413 2 131.00 $131.00 $541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 105.00 $105.00 $452 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 112.00 $112.00 $437 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 108.00 $108.00 $340 —
365–390 373 3 128.00–136.00 $133.21 $497 —
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567 —
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 101.00–124.00 $112.81 $314 —
370 370 1 102.00 $102.00 $377 —
650 650 1 92.00 $92.00 $598 —
785 785 1 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 —
415 415 1 124.00 $124.00 $515 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1815 1464 80-85% 5 50.00–64.00 $56.70 $830 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 15.00 $15.00 $129 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 1.00 $1.00 $12 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895–1955 1925 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $1,935 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 110.00 $110.00 $209 —
210 210 1 127.50 $127.50 $268 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 316.00 $316.00 $253 —
102–135 108 12 240.00–265.00 $259.77 $281 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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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)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +50.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 72.00 $72.00 $508 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 132.50 $132.50 $146 —
110 110 1 80.00 $80.00 $88 —
160–188 177 6 105.00–137.50 $123.80 $219 —
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 300.00 $300.00 $105 —
50 50 2 322.50 $322.50 $161 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44–47 46 35 370.00–407.50 $406.25 $187 —
57 57 24 407.50 $407.50 $232 —
67 67 3 402.50 $402.50 $270 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–22 21 5 55.00–60.00 $58.96 —
28 28 2 60.00 $60.00 —
70 70 2 90.00 $90.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 308.00 $308.00 $139 —
60 60 3 245.00 $245.00 $147 —
65 65 1 202.00 $202.00 $131 —
75 75 3 220.00–234.00 $229.33 $172 —
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 $144 —
90 90 1 202.00 $202.00 $182 —
92 92 2 256.00 $256.00 $236 —
145 145 1 182.00 $182.00 $264 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 1 300.00 $300.00 $255 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 300.00 $300.00 $120 —
45 45 1 350.00 $350.00 $158 —
50 50 1 345.00 $345.00 $172 —
67 67 4 355.00 $355.00 $238 —
68 68 3 347.50 $347.50 $236 —
73 73 4 345.00 $345.00 $252 —
75 75 3 340.00–345.00 $343.33 $257 —
95 95 1 285.00 $285.00 $271 —
105 105 1 302.50 $302.50 $318 —

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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.