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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 111 36 67
Feeder cattle 13 3 16
Slaughter cattle 90 29 42
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 93.00 $93.00 $623 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.