South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 486 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $979/hd at 466 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 514 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	195	119	124
Feeder cattle	96	94	79
Slaughter cattle	72	25	22
Replacement cattle	2	—	1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	232.50	$232.50	$581	—
305–320	309	4	222.50–232.50	$225.09	$696	-4.91
415	415	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,038	—
486	486	16	266.00	$266.00	$1,293	+9.00
503	503	10	265.00	$265.00	$1,333	+12.00
570–590	584	8	200.00–240.00	$220.47	$1,288	-31.53
619–648	629	6	210.00–242.00	$231.01	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
515–545	530	2	161.00–170.00	$165.63	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	150.00	$150.00	$788	—
555	555	1	144.00	$144.00	$799	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	218.00–222.00	$219.95	$814	—
466	466	14	210.00	$210.00	$979	—
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	-14.00
515 thin fleshed	515	10	211.00	$211.00	$1,087	—
559	559	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,124	+50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	178.00	$178.00	$605	—
360–365	363	2	158.00–170.00	$163.96	$595	-1.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	212.50	$212.50	$489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	142.00	$142.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1005	993	85-90%	2	24.00–36.00	$30.08	$299	—
945–1170	1080	85-90%	5	40.00–53.00	$47.53	$513	—
985–1485	1135	85-90%	30	45.00–85.00	$61.72	$701	-13.64
1150	1150	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,035	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1170	1145	80-85%	2	101.00–110.00	$105.40	$1,207	—
1085–1600	1353	80-85%	26	77.00–106.50	$94.09	$1,273	—
1640	1640	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,312	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1820	1702	75-80%	3	95.00–100.00	$96.86	$1,649	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,188	—
2150	2150	1	150.00	$150.00	$3,225	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	146.00	$146.00	$182	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,225.00	$1,075.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	116.00	$116.00	$110	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	60.00	$60.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82	82	19	267.50	$267.50	$219	—
95	95	1	257.50	$257.50	$245	—
95	95	1	270.00	$270.00	$256	—

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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.