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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

76 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 76 66 139
Feeder cattle 21 18 66
Slaughter cattle 17 22 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Sale this Saturday October 15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 107.00 $107.00 $428 —
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 95.00 $95.00 $466 —
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 74.00 $74.00 $481 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 99.00 $99.00 $401 —
470 470 1 93.00 $93.00 $437 —
530 530 1 79.00 $79.00 $419 —
615 615 1 74.00 $74.00 $455 —
730 730 1 66.00 $66.00 $482 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 —
560 560 1 103.00 $103.00 $577 —
610 610 1 87.00 $87.00 $531 —
720 720 1 74.00 $74.00 $533 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 —
405 405 1 112.50 $112.50 $456 —
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1410 1255 80-85% 4 53.00–76.00 $67.15 $843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $474 —
1095–1390 1243 85-90% 2 43.00–48.00 $45.80 $569 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1770 1515 2 65.00–78.00 $72.59 $1,100 —
965–2130 1671 7 79.00–95.00 $85.56 $1,430 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 45.00 $45.00 —
47 47 3 105.00 $105.00 —
110 110 1 185.00 $185.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 89.00 $89.00 $93 —
165 165 1 114.00 $114.00 $188 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
13 13 7 25.00 $25.00 -6.00
20 20 1 42.50 $42.50 +11.50
30 30 1 75.00 $75.00 +50.00
47–48 47 4 122.50–140.00 $126.94 +101.94

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 7 132.50 $132.50 $68 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 thin fleshed 38 3 77.50 $77.50 $29 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 80.00 $80.00 $28 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 125.00 $125.00 -50.00
85 85 1 142.50 $142.50 -32.50
90–95 92 3 190.00–195.00 $193.27 +18.27
180 180 1 240.00 $240.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 165.00 $165.00 $82 —

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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.