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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 71 29
Feeder cattle 1 29 6
Slaughter cattle 3 23 21
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Special Sheep & Goat Sale*** NO SALE July 6, 2022

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 108.00 $108.00 $891 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785 1785 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,785 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2280 2280 1 136.00 $136.00 $3,101 —
2360 2360 1 106.00 $106.00 $2,502 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 280.00 $280.00 $252 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00 $80 —
108–140 116 4 90.00 $90.00 $104 —
155 155 6 90.00 $90.00 $140 +10.00
187 187 2 95.00 $95.00 $178 +15.00
205–220 213 2 62.50–95.00 $78.18 $167 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 220.00 $220.00 $121 +17.50
62 62 5 215.00 $215.00 $133 +32.50
70 70 3 232.50 $232.50 $163 +50.00
75–76 76 7 247.50–250.00 $249.65 $190 +44.65
88 88 2 240.00 $240.00 $211 +35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20 20 1 247.50 $247.50 $50 —
35 35 1 272.50 $272.50 $95 —
32–39 37 13 262.50–282.50 $278.55 $103 —
35–39 37 9 255.00–295.00 $267.92 $99 —
38 38 3 222.50 $222.50 $85 —
40–48 43 26 295.00–310.00 $301.37 $130 —
43–44 43 14 267.50–285.00 $278.66 $120 —
50–55 54 5 307.50–312.50 $308.43 $167 —
50–57 55 6 305.00–320.00 $309.57 $170 —
60 60 1 230.00 $230.00 $138 —
65 65 1 320.00 $320.00 $208 —
67 67 3 330.00 $330.00 $221 —
75–78 77 6 310.00–317.50 $312.44 $241 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 20.00 $20.00 —
33 33 2 90.00 $90.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75–78 77 5 180.00–290.00 $222.97 —
83 83 4 200.00–240.00 $220.00 —
98 98 4 490.00 $490.00 —
115 115 1 320.00 $320.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 225.00 $225.00 $146 —
95 95 2 230.00 $230.00 $218 —
180 180 1 310.00 $310.00 $558 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 2 202.50 $202.50 $273 +17.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 2 285.00–302.50 $293.75 $308 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 3 222.50–235.00 $226.67 $125 —
60–68 66 4 237.50–240.00 $239.43 $158 —
65–68 68 9 242.50–245.00 $242.77 $165 —
70–75 71 5 225.00–230.00 $228.94 $163 —
74 74 4 227.50 $227.50 $168 —
80 80 5 245.00 $245.00 $196 —
80–84 82 19 230.00–252.50 $239.10 $196 —
90–98 96 33 227.50–231.00 $230.47 $221 —
100–125 122 14 210.00–225.00 $218.16 $266 +93.16

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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.