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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

69 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 69 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 330.00–340.00 $334.77 $1,088 —
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $724 —
1335–1520 1435 80-85% 5 135.00–147.00 $143.11 $2,054 +0.62
1485–1695 1590 80-85% 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,306 —
1420–1730 1599 80-85% 5 150.00–153.00 $151.04 $2,415 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $412 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,207 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850–2090 1970 2 162.00–172.00 $166.70 $3,284 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–83 79 4 199.00–220.00 $215.65 $170 —
100 100 2 210.00 $210.00 $210 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
14 14 7 11.00 $11.00 —
22 22 12 20.00 $20.00 —
35 35 1 41.00 $41.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 100.00 $100.00 $220 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 110.00 $110.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 10 226.00 $226.00 $179 —
85 85 1 220.00 $220.00 $187 —
101 101 5 216.00 $216.00 $218 —
110 110 1 213.00 $213.00 $234 —

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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.