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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

71 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 71 101 78
Feeder cattle 29 32 8
Slaughter cattle 9 54 31

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 172.50 $172.50 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 172.50 $172.50 $419 —
295 295 3 205.00 $205.00 $605 —
375 375 1 195.00 $195.00 $731 —
425 425 5 175.00 $175.00 $744 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 207.50 $207.50 $643 —
495 495 1 195.00 $195.00 $965 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 190.00 $190.00 $437 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 192.50 $192.50 $743 —
481 481 5 177.50 $177.50 $854 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1405 1350 80-85% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.40 $1,652 +11.66
1700–1785 1743 80-85% 2 134.00–140.00 $137.07 $2,389 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1135 1098 85-90% 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,186 +38.44
1300 1300 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,573 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790–2235 2013 2 160.00–164.00 $161.78 $3,257 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 150.00 $150.00 $68 —
50–80 58 10 147.50–160.00 $154.65 $90 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 15.00 $15.00 —
45 45 2 55.00–75.00 $65.00 —
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 -17.50
75 75 1 145.00 $145.00 -7.50
130 130 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 55.00 $55.00 $72 —
230 230 2 72.00–82.00 $77.00 $177 -2.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–115 113 2 130.00–132.50 $131.28 $148 —
125 125 1 130.00 $130.00 $162 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 145.00 $145.00 $51 —
35 35 1 120.00 $120.00 $42 —
53 53 2 160.00 $160.00 $85 +17.50
63 63 3 162.50 $162.50 $102 +20.00
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 $112 +17.50
115 115 1 130.00 $130.00 $150 —
140 140 1 125.00 $125.00 $175 —

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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.