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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

98 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 98 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1752 1505 9 219.00–245.00 $231.18 $3,479 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,436 —
615 615 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1613 1381 9 220.00–235.00 $228.12 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,024 —
583 583 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,137 —
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 —
785 785 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,334 —
800 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 —
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,196 —

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Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–570 563 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $859 +2.53
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
1055 1055 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 —
1110 1110 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,887 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1430 1365 80-85% 2 187.00–200.00 $193.81 $2,646 —
1270–1595 1458 80-85% 9 151.00–170.00 $159.08 $2,319 —
1480–1700 1593 80-85% 4 143.00–165.00 $150.09 $2,391 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1415 1210 85-90% 3 95.00–129.00 $115.58 $1,399 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2025 1506 10 121.00–195.00 $153.79 $2,316 -16.11

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 35.00 $35.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 5.00 $5.00 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 7 220.00 $220.00 $141 -8.36
86 86 23 216.00 $216.00 $186 -1.50

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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.