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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

60 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 60 40 139
Feeder cattle 20 12 20
Slaughter cattle 11 12 88

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1520 1294 6 135.00–148.00 $140.93 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
356 356 1 150.00 $150.00 $534 —
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 —
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 118.00 $118.00 $472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 144.00 $144.00 $425 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
598 598 2 141.00 $141.00 $843 —
610 610 2 140.00 $140.00 $854 —
760 760 2 129.50 $129.50 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
630 630 1 116.00 $116.00 $731 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 94.00 $94.00 $475 —
610 610 1 96.00 $96.00 $586 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 116.00 $116.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 68.00 $68.00 $517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $482 —
1065–1160 1113 85-90% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.96 $723 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1365 1340 80-85% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.98 $1,085 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–38 35 4 62.50–82.50 $76.38 —
45 45 1 85.00 $85.00 —
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 82.00 $82.00 $119 —
150 150 1 86.00 $86.00 $129 —
160 160 1 82.00 $82.00 $131 —
213 213 3 81.00 $81.00 $173 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 2 120.00 $120.00 $114 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 127.00 $127.00 $102 —
120 120 1 95.00 $95.00 $114 —
125–135 130 2 76.00–78.00 $77.04 $100 —
150 150 1 83.00 $83.00 $124 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 180.00 $180.00 -10.00
60 60 1 235.00 $235.00 +45.00
65 65 1 197.50 $197.50 +7.50

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 127.00 $127.00 $102 —
90 90 1 128.00 $128.00 $115 —
140 140 1 115.00 $115.00 $161 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 137.50 $137.50 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 2 120.00 $120.00 $156 —
205 205 1 90.00 $90.00 $184 —

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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.