South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	74	195	194
Feeder cattle	24	96	101
Slaughter cattle	44	72	85
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,940	—
1357–1845	1516	4	171.00–184.00	$176.94	$2,682	—
1534–1593	1564	2	181.00–190.00	$185.58	$2,902	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1660	1371	9	165.00–178.00	$172.87	$2,370	—
1348–1585	1425	4	173.00–183.00	$179.27	$2,555	—
1550	1550	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,697	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	182.50	$182.50	$635	+4.50
395	395	4	160.00	$160.00	$632	-3.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.00	$157.00	$345	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	175.00	$175.00	$598	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
450–480	465	2	122.50–152.50	$137.98	$642	—
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	6	197.50	$197.50	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	117.00	$117.00	$445	—
590	590	1	122.50	$122.50	$723	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1835	1536	80-85%	15	71.00–92.00	$84.33	$1,295	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1380	1273	85-90%	5	71.00–83.00	$76.32	$972	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2052–2220	2136	2	120.00–121.00	$120.48	$2,573	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	105.00	$105.00	+55.00
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	-5.00
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

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

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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.