South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	111	36	67
Feeder cattle	13	3	16
Slaughter cattle	90	29	42
Replacement cattle	4	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Fat Sale Included

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1435	1383	2	123.00–134.00	$128.29	$1,774	—
1229–1642	1453	12	125.00–140.00	$135.56	$1,970	—
1510–1838	1682	25	139.00–143.00	$141.10	$2,373	—
1603–1720	1682	5	140.00–141.00	$140.80	$2,368	—
1916–2016	1941	4	121.00–131.00	$128.40	$2,492	+55.40

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238–1488	1347	4	125.00–134.00	$129.80	$1,748	—
1296–1551	1423	19	134.00–140.00	$137.09	$1,951	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	1	126.00	$126.00	$538	—
745	745	1	101.00	$101.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	—
850	850	1	73.00	$73.00	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	—
740	740	1	106.00	$106.00	$784	—
800	800	1	71.00	$71.00	$568	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	93.00	$93.00	$623	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	80.00	$80.00	$588	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1290	1101	85-90%	10	31.00–63.00	$51.57	$568	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,104	—
1295–1440	1388	80-85%	3	74.00–81.00	$76.71	$1,065	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–2305	1466	4	70.00–120.00	$93.44	$1,370	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050 thin fleshed	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	89.00	$89.00	$107	-6.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	320.00	$320.00	$192	—
80	80	1	330.00	$330.00	$264	—
130	130	1	225.00	$225.00	$292	—

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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.