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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

62 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 62 111 66
Feeder cattle 19 13 14
Slaughter cattle 25 90 31
Replacement cattle 3 4 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
553 553 2 166.00 $166.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 121.00 $121.00 $617 —
545 thin fleshed 545 3 125.00 $125.00 $681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 —
565 565 2 114.00 $114.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $932 —
1175–1560 1405 80-85% 5 75.00–90.00 $81.08 $1,139 —
1535–1725 1642 80-85% 3 90.00–100.00 $96.62 $1,587 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–970 955 85-90% 2 20.00–21.00 $20.51 $196 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $477 —
915–1340 1073 85-90% 5 66.00–79.00 $71.07 $763 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1940 1535 5 85.00–112.00 $102.64 $1,576 —
1830 1830 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,251 —
1985 1985 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,786 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 89.00 $89.00 $231 —

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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
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —
1250–1271 1261 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,024.79 -145.21

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 90.00–92.00 $91.03 $212 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 100.00 $100.00 —
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 155.00 $155.00 $225 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 7 280.00 $280.00 $210 -50.00
105 105 1 255.00 $255.00 $268 +30.00

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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.