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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

59 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 59 98 51
Feeder cattle 9 21 22
Slaughter cattle 11 8 7

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Feeder Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 82.00 $82.00 $554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 116.00 $116.00 $394 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 81.00 $81.00 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 126.00 $126.00 $737 —
915 915 1 101.00 $101.00 $924 —
995 995 1 97.00 $97.00 $965 —
1200 1200 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,080 —
1240–1565 1404 80-85% 6 62.00–70.00 $65.81 $924 -14.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $748 +30.00
1230 1230 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755–1920 1838 2 99.00–115.00 $107.36 $1,973 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 111.00 $111.00 $87 —
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 $104 —
87 87 2 114.00 $114.00 $99 —
125 125 1 120.00 $120.00 $150 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–65 63 2 130.00 $130.00 +75.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 105.00 $105.00 $163 +13.14
180 180 1 69.00 $69.00 $124 -22.86
194 194 6 79.00 $79.00 $153 -12.86

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 117.00 $117.00 $70 +3.00
70–77 73 9 141.00–155.00 $152.42 $111 +38.42
81 81 9 153.00 $153.00 $124 -14.57
90 90 1 144.00 $144.00 $130 -2.85
110 110 1 119.00 $119.00 $131 -20.00
145 145 2 130.00 $130.00 $188 —
210 210 1 90.00 $90.00 $189 —

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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.