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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 258 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1349–1885 1546 17 185.00–209.00 $197.83 $3,058 —
1516–1567 1551 19 207.00–212.00 $209.81 $3,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 355.00 $355.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1296 1296 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,514 —
1170–1445 1365 7 188.00–203.00 $196.50 $2,682 —
1400 1400 3 208.00 $208.00 $2,912 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —
555 555 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 295.00 $295.00 $944 —
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 —
460–490 475 2 300.00–320.00 $310.32 $1,474 —
670 670 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 —
700 700 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1185 1062 85-90% 3 53.00–71.00 $62.07 $659 -9.73
810–1325 1094 85-90% 4 10.00–32.00 $21.19 $232 -50.61
860–1395 1159 85-90% 7 95.00–130.00 $111.22 $1,289 —
775–1485 1252 85-90% 5 90.00–117.00 $105.47 $1,320 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,782 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,900 —
1120–1685 1440 80-85% 11 107.00–150.00 $127.74 $1,839 —
1490 1490 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,280 +25.84
1410–1635 1523 80-85% 2 114.00–122.00 $117.70 $1,793 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1450 1318 5 122.00–144.00 $130.96 $1,726 —
1430 1430 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,560 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1720 1558 5 173.00–185.00 $179.28 $2,793 —
1240–2165 1716 8 115.00–183.00 $157.02 $2,694 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 195.00 $195.00 +58.00
80 80 1 170.00 $170.00 +30.00
145 145 1 245.00 $245.00 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1522 1522 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,892 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 1 260.00 $260.00 $91 —
38 38 3 250.00 $250.00 $95 —
42–45 43 5 240.00–295.00 $262.92 $113 —
40–49 49 40 340.00–360.00 $358.85 $176 —
49 49 4 255.00 $255.00 $125 —
50–57 57 39 340.00–375.00 $374.21 $213 —
70 70 11 385.00 $385.00 $270 —
79 79 5 250.00 $250.00 $198 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 75.00 $75.00 —
40 40 1 140.00 $140.00 —
55 55 3 315.00 $315.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 3 320.00 $320.00 $218 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 75.00 $75.00 +6.00
45 45 1 195.00 $195.00 +126.00
60 60 5 135.00 $135.00 —
65 65 1 160.00 $160.00 —
70–75 74 8 120.00–245.00 $143.14 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 2 255.00 $255.00 $173 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 320.00 $320.00 $160 —
70–75 73 2 335.00–420.00 $376.03 $275 —
87 87 3 300.00 $300.00 $261 —
165 165 2 170.00 $170.00 $280 —

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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.