South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	125	37	18
Feeder cattle	21	7	8
Slaughter cattle	103	14	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Fat Cattle Sale included First Spring Feeder sale April 6, 2024

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,847	—
1313–1705	1486	18	174.00–184.00	$178.50	$2,653	—
1530–1678	1625	21	184.00–189.00	$186.72	$3,034	—
1578–1710	1665	13	183.00–190.00	$186.46	$3,105	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,198	—
605–620	613	2	185.00–200.00	$192.59	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	170.00	$170.00	$527	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1328	1328	4	176.00	$176.00	$2,337	—
1310–1373	1359	6	177.00–180.00	$177.65	$2,414	—
1515	1515	2	166.00	$166.00	$2,515	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	170.00	$170.00	$918	—
543	543	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,113	—
647	647	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,326	—
650	650	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,235	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 thin fleshed	370	1	240.00	$240.00	$888	—
450	450	1	145.00	$145.00	$652	—
868	868	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,302	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,026	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868	868	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,182	—
696	696	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1325	1032	85-90%	26	80.00–120.00	$105.52	$1,089	—
1235	1235	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$432	-49.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1175	1137	80-85%	3	131.00–140.00	$135.64	$1,542	—
1055–1405	1203	80-85%	6	107.00–127.00	$119.22	$1,434	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1955	1955	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,659	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,367	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	120.00	$120.00	-52.50

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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.