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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 134 63 34
Feeder cattle 79 16 7
Slaughter cattle 22 29 17
Replacement cattle 1 — 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 4 168.00 $168.00 $877 —
577 577 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,039 —
625 625 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,069 —
1250 1250 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 162.00 $162.00 $624 —
690 690 2 131.00–162.00 $146.50 $1,011 —
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
790 790 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,138 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 145.00 $145.00 $993 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 thin fleshed 565 1 72.00 $72.00 $407 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 164.00 $164.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 146.00 $146.00 $609 —
510 510 5 140.00 $140.00 $714 +20.00
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —
845 845 2 100.00 $100.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 108.00 $108.00 $659 —
635 635 1 80.00 $80.00 $508 —
650 650 1 107.50 $107.50 $699 —
725 725 1 85.00 $85.00 $616 —
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —
575 575 1 65.00 $65.00 $374 —
695 695 1 91.00 $91.00 $632 —
765 thin fleshed 765 1 92.00 $92.00 $704 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 thin fleshed 478 3 115.00 $115.00 $550 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 2 92.00–94.00 $93.00 $321 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 90.00 $90.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 thin fleshed 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 —
539 thin fleshed 539 4 120.00 $120.00 $647 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
745 745 3 90.00 $90.00 $670 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 7 135.00 $135.00 $539 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 145.00 $145.00 $509 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753–782 763 3 80.00–88.00 $85.27 $651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 117.50 $117.50 $864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1500 1312 80-85% 6 65.00–96.00 $81.24 $1,066 —
1215–1740 1479 80-85% 4 81.00–102.00 $91.39 $1,352 +15.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $333 —
1100–1185 1140 85-90% 3 46.00–72.00 $62.31 $710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 40.00 $40.00 $622 —
1155–2105 1630 2 90.00–121.00 $110.02 $1,793 —
2075 2075 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,905 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 1 205.00 $205.00 —

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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
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 112.50 $112.50 $141 +24.50
156 156 4 106.00 $106.00 $165 —
210 210 1 112.00 $112.00 $235 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 2 82.50–90.00 $86.25 —
45 45 1 70.00 $70.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43 43 7 197.50 $197.50 $85 —
65 65 3 280.00 $280.00 $182 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81 81 8 282.50 $282.50 $229 +55.00
107 107 3 262.50 $262.50 $281 —

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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.