South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

53 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.00/cwt ≈ $1,797/hd at 567 lb · 10 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.00/cwt ≈ $2,081/hd at 593 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	53	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	10	351.00	$351.00	$2,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	2	300.00–310.00	$304.76	$1,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,104	—
450–485	459	4	300.00–315.00	$311.04	$1,428	—
567	567	10	317.00	$317.00	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	235.00	$235.00	$811	—
880	880	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,452	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—
485	485	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,212	—
510	510	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,250	—
820	820	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,132	—
890	890	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	210.00	$210.00	$766	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1615	1491	80-85%	6	106.00–143.00	$126.83	$1,891	—
1990	1990	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,468	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	21.00	$21.00	$189	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	93.00	$93.00	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1985	1985	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,878	—

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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.