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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 101 78 62
Feeder cattle 32 22 15
Slaughter cattle 54 54 12

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1458 1430 3 187.00–188.00 $187.66 $2,684 —
1398–1492 1435 11 193.00–196.00 $193.57 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 232.50 $232.50 $698 —
405 405 2 217.50–225.00 $221.25 $896 -28.75
460 460 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,046 —
596 596 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,371 —
673 673 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,548 —
760 760 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,653 —
935 935 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 162.00 $162.00 $697 —
460 thin fleshed 460 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,035 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 thin fleshed 425 1 157.50 $157.50 $669 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 —
360 360 1 187.50 $187.50 $675 —
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 —
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
605–615 610 2 150.00–160.00 $155.04 $946 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1250 1231 6 184.00–188.00 $185.66 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,190 -7.50
750 750 3 150.00–177.50 $159.17 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 177.50 $177.50 $621 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 —
665 665 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $262 —
1065–1130 1098 85-90% 2 55.00–85.00 $69.56 $764 —
940–1450 1263 85-90% 14 75.00–105.00 $92.19 $1,164 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1580 1374 80-85% 9 100.00–125.00 $110.74 $1,522 —
1505 1505 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,400 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1406 1406 65-75% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,661 -32.55
1515–1920 1693 3 117.00–150.00 $140.16 $2,373 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 90.00 $90.00 $248 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1474–1489 1482 2 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $2,556 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 79.00 $79.00 $166 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 57.50 $57.50 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 —
70 70 1 120.00 $120.00 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 1 150.00 $150.00 $142 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 142.50 $142.50 $100 —
97 97 6 140.00 $140.00 $136 —

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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.