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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 101 72 89
Feeder cattle 42 26 27
Slaughter cattle 55 43 48
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 124.00 $124.00 $279 —
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —
384 thin fleshed 384 4 135.00 $135.00 $518 —
429 429 1 111.00 $111.00 $476 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 137.00 $137.00 $534 +19.00
503 503 2 141.00 $141.00 $709 —
670 670 2 121.00 $121.00 $811 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 1 127.00 $127.00 $406 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
475–493 487 3 156.00–163.00 $160.72 $783 —
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
680 680 1 133.00 $133.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 thin fleshed 440 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
795 795 1 81.00 $81.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 thin fleshed 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $814 —
1135 1135 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $942 —
810–1702 1288 80-85% 26 55.00–79.00 $66.27 $854 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $424 +5.99
1075 1075 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $806 +40.99
910–1325 1131 85-90% 15 44.00–68.00 $59.15 $669 -4.70
1360 1360 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,088 —
1295–1435 1365 85-90% 2 65.00–72.00 $68.32 $933 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1715 1540 75-80% 4 61.00–73.00 $67.56 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1685 1405 2 81.00–85.00 $83.40 $1,172 —
1955 1955 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,248 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 1 91.00 $91.00 $887 —
1005 1005 1 79.00 $79.00 $794 —
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–885 870 2 91.00–92.00 $91.51 $796 —
980 980 1 96.00 $96.00 $941 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 87.00 $87.00 $887 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 83.00 $83.00 $863 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 97.00 $97.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883 883 1 95.00 $95.00 $839 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 350.00 $350.00 $140 —
40 40 1 350.00 $350.00 $140 —
120–130 125 2 270.00–290.00 $280.40 $350 -4.60

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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.