South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,811/hd at 649 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.00/cwt ≈ $1,526/hd at 587 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	82	57	82
Feeder cattle	51	—	18
Slaughter cattle	24	57	46
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	—
558	558	3	301.00	$301.00	$1,680	—
649	649	17	279.00	$279.00	$1,811	—
703	703	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,357	—
587	587	10	260.00	$260.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	260.00	$260.00	$858	—
385	385	1	217.50	$217.50	$837	—
490	490	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	—
970	970	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,358	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,176	—
1147–1580	1367	80-85%	9	118.00–156.00	$134.43	$1,838	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$312	—
970–1260	1115	85-90%	2	74.00–91.00	$81.39	$907	—
1170–1465	1329	85-90%	5	90.00–118.00	$105.59	$1,403	-36.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2210	1635	4	120.00–187.00	$152.21	$2,489	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,736	—
2140	2140	1	182.00	$182.00	$3,895	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	60.00	$60.00	—
150	150	1	135.00	$135.00	—
160 thin fleshed	160	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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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
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	—
85 thin fleshed	85	1	35.00	$35.00	—
105	105	1	80.00	$80.00	—

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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.