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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

78 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 78 62 60
Feeder cattle 8 15 20
Slaughter cattle 31 12 11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 177.50 $177.50 $644 +5.00
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 180.00 $180.00 $878 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 162.50 $162.50 $601 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1550 1365 80-85% 10 87.00–101.00 $94.03 $1,284 —
1085–1715 1396 80-85% 7 103.00–120.00 $112.31 $1,568 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1050 1045 85-90% 2 55.00–61.00 $57.99 $606 —
1020–1170 1095 85-90% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.53 $1,265 —
1310–1330 1320 85-90% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.50 $1,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1915 1713 75-80% 2 125.00–126.00 $125.56 $2,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–2000 1870 2 104.00–107.00 $105.60 $1,975 —
1840–1995 1928 3 120.00–125.00 $122.94 $2,370 —
2305 2305 1 140.00 $140.00 $3,227 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 27.50 $27.50 $12 —
85 85 8 132.50 $132.50 $113 —
101–120 103 9 117.50–122.50 $118.15 $122 —
195 195 1 92.50 $92.50 $180 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 4 60.00–75.00 $67.50 $105 -37.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 150.00 $150.00 +57.50
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 +92.50

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 1 60.00 $60.00 $18 —
140 140 1 82.50 $82.50 $116 -71.09
170 170 1 105.00 $105.00 $178 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 135.00 $135.00 -20.00
80 80 1 235.00 $235.00 +80.00
100 100 1 240.00 $240.00 +41.39

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 105.00 $105.00 $37 —
58 58 2 140.00 $140.00 $81 -12.50
78 78 2 132.50 $132.50 $103 -20.00
80 80 1 155.00 $155.00 $124 +7.50
110 110 1 100.00 $100.00 $110 -57.50

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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.