South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	97	46	119
Feeder cattle	3	4	94
Slaughter cattle	67	18	25
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 2.15/CWT feeder lambs deleted** Fat Cattle sale results included

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313–1705	1444	3	177.00–181.00	$178.57	$2,579	—
1339–1749	1528	29	181.00–188.00	$184.72	$2,823	—
1617	1617	1	193.00	$193.00	$3,121	—
1735	1735	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,863	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1545	1415	2	183.00–190.00	$186.82	$2,644	—
1450	1450	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533 thin fleshed	533	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1464	1266	80-85%	15	102.00–142.00	$130.19	$1,648	—
1395–1465	1430	80-85%	2	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$2,182	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	85-90%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,329	+62.00
1020–1410	1184	85-90%	10	87.00–121.00	$102.34	$1,212	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1925	1925	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,599	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1995	1995	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,491	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	77.50	$77.50	$105	—
165	165	1	66.00	$66.00	$109	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	6	200.00	$200.00	$106	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	150.00	$150.00	$52	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	47.00	$47.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	11	220.00	$220.00	$147	-30.00
85	85	1	245.00	$245.00	$208	-5.00
125	125	1	145.00	$145.00	$181	—
130	130	1	165.00	$165.00	$214	—

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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.