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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

72 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M 2 heifers $112.40/cwt ≈ $590/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 72 55 68
Feeder cattle 52 12 29
Slaughter cattle 17 26 39
Replacement cattle — 1 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 128.00 $128.00 $653 —
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 4 107.00 $107.00 $561 —
526 thin fleshed 526 6 116.00 $116.00 $610 —
637 thin fleshed 637 3 106.00 $106.00 $675 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 thin fleshed 628 2 85.00 $85.00 $534 —
723 thin fleshed 723 2 90.00 $90.00 $651 —
810–828 thin fleshed 817 5 87.00 $87.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 96.00 $96.00 $586 —
628 628 2 97.00 $97.00 $609 —
737 thin fleshed 737 3 98.00 $98.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 thin fleshed 845 2 85.00 $85.00 $718 —
890 890 3 83.00 $83.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 85.00 $85.00 $340 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 84.00 $84.00 $525 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 thin fleshed 440 1 88.00 $88.00 $387 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 —
728 728 2 104.00 $104.00 $757 —
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
965 965 1 86.00 $86.00 $830 —
1015 1015 1 85.00 $85.00 $863 —
1115 1115 1 75.00 $75.00 $836 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 85.00 $85.00 $387 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1675 1491 80-85% 8 60.00–73.00 $68.24 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1310 1203 85-90% 6 42.00–55.00 $46.70 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1815 1668 2 61.00–63.00 $61.91 $1,033 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 88.00 $88.00 $180 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 95.00 $95.00 $176 -21.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 45.00 $45.00 —

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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.