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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 74 70
Feeder cattle 16 24 29
Slaughter cattle 38 44 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Lamb & goat sale ***NO SALE JULY 5, 2023***

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 thin fleshed 405 2 167.50 $167.50 $678 —
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
613 thin fleshed 613 2 157.50 $157.50 $965 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 —
705 705 1 127.50 $127.50 $899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 155.00 $155.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 150.00–160.00 $155.13 $589 +15.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 142.50 $142.50 $591 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1171–1608 1351 80-85% 9 92.00–102.00 $99.29 $1,341 —
1234–1820 1459 80-85% 10 79.00–94.00 $88.13 $1,286 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778–835 807 85-90% 2 47.00–50.00 $48.45 $391 —
912 912 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $866 —
826–1360 1160 85-90% 7 51.00–76.00 $63.97 $742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1700 1583 75-80% 3 65.00–76.00 $71.77 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1694–1945 1816 3 130.00–150.00 $139.87 $2,540 —
1718–1910 1829 3 129.00–131.00 $129.63 $2,371 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 5 137.50 $137.50 $254 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
76 76 3 150.00 $150.00 —
100 100 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
115 115 1 40.00 $40.00 $46 —
148 148 2 79.00 $79.00 $117 —
155–195 170 4 61.00–91.00 $81.04 $138 —
180 180 1 85.00 $85.00 $153 —
200–210 203 3 70.00–80.00 $75.08 $152 —
290 290 1 54.00 $54.00 $157 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 3 125.00 $125.00 $69 —
67 67 8 130.00 $130.00 $87 —
70–75 73 2 130.00–142.50 $136.47 $100 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 26.00 $26.00 $21 —
115–145 130 2 90.00–92.00 $90.88 $118 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 4 10.00–27.50 $20.69 -84.31
25 25 1 27.50 $27.50 -77.50
25 25 1 32.50 $32.50 -72.50
30 30 1 40.00 $40.00 -65.00
30–35 33 2 37.50 $37.50 -67.50
33 33 2 42.50 $42.50 -62.50
33–37 35 5 42.50–70.00 $59.75 -45.25
40–47 46 6 70.00–90.00 $87.09 -12.91
53–56 55 9 110.00–125.00 $121.73 —
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 —
73 73 2 152.50 $152.50 —
85 85 2 175.00 $175.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 5 137.50 $137.50 $78 —
63 63 14 140.00 $140.00 $88 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 30.00 $30.00 —
85 85 4 150.00 $150.00 —
85 85 2 140.00 $140.00 —
135 135 1 165.00 $165.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 2 135.00 $135.00 $65 —
55 55 1 142.50 $142.50 $78 —
59 59 5 152.50 $152.50 $90 —
65 65 13 140.00–152.50 $149.62 $97 —
66 66 23 140.00 $140.00 $92 —
73–75 74 7 145.00–167.50 $160.00 $118 —
73–76 75 23 147.50–155.00 $149.40 $112 —
80 80 2 140.00 $140.00 $112 —
80–85 82 7 147.50–162.50 $154.03 $126 —
85 85 4 142.50 $142.50 $121 —
90–95 92 3 117.50–122.50 $120.77 $111 —
90–99 95 26 140.00–197.50 $161.97 $154 —
100 100 1 157.50 $157.50 $158 —
113 113 5 250.00–257.50 $254.50 $288 —
115 115 1 142.50 $142.50 $164 —
115 115 1 142.50 $142.50 $164 —
100–130 122 27 155.00–177.50 $163.25 $199 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
58 58 2 152.52 $152.52 —

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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.