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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 161 149
Feeder cattle 18 137 3
Slaughter cattle 66 15 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Fat Cattle Sale included***

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,651 —
1205–1499 1352 2 130.00–135.00 $132.77 $1,795 —
1240–1793 1405 16 142.00–156.00 $145.54 $2,045 —
1426 1426 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,096 —
1435 1435 3 146.00 $146.00 $2,095 —
1495 1495 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,018 —
1651–1899 1793 7 143.00–145.00 $144.21 $2,586 —
1798–1842 1820 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,639 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 155.00–167.50 $161.33 $653 —
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1173–1400 1297 11 140.00–148.00 $145.29 $1,884 —
1335 1335 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 137.50–141.00 $139.20 $536 —
420–445 437 3 130.00–145.00 $140.19 $613 —
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
585 585 2 125.00 $125.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 66.00 $66.00 $340 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1760 1460 80-85% 12 75.00–100.00 $81.38 $1,188 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1150 1115 85-90% 2 30.00–31.00 $30.52 $340 —
1130–1175 1153 85-90% 2 54.00–61.00 $57.57 $664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2060 1590 4 31.00–121.00 $89.65 $1,425 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 170 1 380.00 $380.00 —

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Hair Breeds

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 2 117.00 $117.00 $44 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 156.00 $156.00 $78 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 110.00 $110.00 $148 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 20.00 $20.00 —
35 35 1 130.00 $130.00 —
40 40 1 85.00 $85.00 —
45 45 1 165.00 $165.00 —
50–55 53 5 130.00–220.00 $171.13 —
66 66 6 225.00 $225.00 —
75–76 76 3 200.00–220.00 $206.61 —
100 100 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Lambs

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 130.00 $130.00 $46 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 2 175.00 $175.00 +40.00
85 85 1 115.00 $115.00 -20.00
100–140 120 4 235.00–250.00 $243.75 —
105–135 120 2 190.00–195.00 $192.81 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 119.00 $119.00 $143 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 $80 -88.00
85 85 2 160.00 $160.00 $136 -28.00
104–138 111 15 120.00–129.00 $124.77 $138 —

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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.