South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	61	149	147
Feeder cattle	17	12	27
Slaughter cattle	38	102	108
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,180	—
660	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	—
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	232.00	$232.00	$580	—
315	315	1	242.00	$242.00	$762	—
475	475	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,112	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	125.00	$125.00	$612	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	220.00	$220.00	$935	—
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	—
710	710	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,189	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
965	965	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,139	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1090	1000	85-90%	2	87.00–93.00	$90.27	$903	—
1045–1350	1190	85-90%	10	94.00–114.00	$102.08	$1,215	—
1130–1485	1338	85-90%	5	109.00–116.00	$112.10	$1,500	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1555	1429	80-85%	7	103.00–114.00	$110.60	$1,580	—
1350–1725	1526	80-85%	5	120.00–128.00	$123.60	$1,886	—
1475–1600	1538	80-85%	2	93.00–94.00	$93.52	$1,438	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1835	1835	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,532	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,902	—
1695–2015	1855	2	145.00–160.00	$153.15	$2,841	—
2055	2055	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,699	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	275.00	$275.00	$275	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	190.00	$190.00	-8.04

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	129.00	$129.00	$194	—
190	190	1	111.00	$111.00	$211	—
215	215	1	110.00	$110.00	$236	+21.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	270.00	$270.00	$230	—

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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.