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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.76/cwt ≈ $1,336/hd at 481 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.00/cwt ≈ $1,481/hd at 555 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.00/cwt ≈ $1,936/hd at 578 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 97 193
Feeder cattle 114 3 96
Slaughter cattle 27 67 72
Replacement cattle — 1 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 value added 285 1 325.00 $325.00 $926 —
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 —
350 value added 350 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,050 —
355 355 1 270.00 $270.00 $958 —
415 415 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,089 —
491 value added 491 20 340.00 $340.00 $1,669 —
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 —
578 value added 578 22 335.00 $335.00 $1,936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 value added 392 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,245 —
555 555 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,179 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,339 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 265.00 $265.00 $882 —
388 388 3 240.00 $240.00 $931 —
472–482 481 23 262.50–280.00 $277.76 $1,336 —
553 value added 553 22 270.00 $270.00 $1,493 —
590 590 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 192.50 $192.50 $558 —
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
420 value added 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 215.50 $215.50 $1,024 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1130 1022 85-90% 5 61.00–70.00 $66.89 $684 -62.11
1015–1065 1033 85-90% 3 80.00–83.00 $80.98 $837 -48.02
1160–1305 1238 85-90% 4 100.00–111.00 $106.34 $1,316 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1600 1460 80-85% 4 130.00–141.00 $135.13 $1,973 —
1280–1585 1463 80-85% 6 111.00–127.00 $119.43 $1,747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,654 —
1780–2265 1988 3 150.00–156.00 $152.17 $3,025 —
2120 2120 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,604 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 55.00 $55.00 $19 —
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 $69 —
55 55 1 155.00 $155.00 $85 —
60 60 3 187.50 $187.50 $112 —
90 90 4 232.00 $232.00 $209 —
117–131 128 14 232.50–236.00 $233.19 $298 —
155 155 1 152.50 $152.50 $236 —
178 178 4 201.00 $201.00 $358 —
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —
300 300 1 86.00 $86.00 $258 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 50.00 $50.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 40.00 $40.00 $66 -26.00
180 180 2 82.50 $82.50 $148 +16.50
190 190 4 80.00 $80.00 $152 +14.00
205 205 1 90.00 $90.00 $184 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
52–55 53 4 150.00–155.00 $153.70 —
103 103 2 175.00 $175.00 —
115 115 2 150.00 $150.00 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 232.00 $232.00 $278 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 120.00 $120.00 —
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 —
63 63 2 165.00 $165.00 —
75 75 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 2 170.00–185.00 $177.50 $80 —
50 50 1 145.00 $145.00 $72 -75.00
59 59 5 202.50 $202.50 $119 -17.50
63 63 8 205.00 $205.00 $129 -15.00
70 70 8 210.00–222.50 $211.56 $148 -8.44
80–88 85 7 233.00–240.00 $235.20 $200 -9.80
95–98 98 6 232.50 $232.50 $228 -12.50
105–109 108 7 237.00–237.50 $237.14 $256 +92.14

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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.