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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 14, 2026

189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.00/cwt ≈ $2,901/hd at 815 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 189 224 0
Feeder cattle 57 — 0
Slaughter cattle 50 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

See Board Sale Results ***Nannies with Kids at side from $275-$385***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 12 356.00 $356.00 $2,901 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 5 240.00 $240.00 $3,600 +10.50
1611 1611 4 240.00 $240.00 $3,866 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–523 513 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,539 —
605 605 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,112 —
460 460 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,185 —
667 667 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,501 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 —
550 550 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 +10.00
680 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 —
741 741 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,594 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 —
410–435 430 5 385.00–425.00 $417.37 $1,795 +32.37
633 633 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,247 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,917 —
563 563 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,083 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,154 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 10.50 $10.50 $13 —
210 210 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,418 —
473 473 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,128 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,111 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,412 —
1280–1805 1443 80-85% 25 145.00–180.00 $157.28 $2,270 —
1490–1550 1520 80-85% 2 137.00–166.00 $151.79 $2,307 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,638 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,248 —
995–1385 1198 85-90% 5 81.00–150.00 $126.02 $1,510 -16.00
1265–1410 1328 85-90% 3 121.00–150.00 $137.96 $1,832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890–2030 1960 2 176.00–200.00 $188.43 $3,693 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 125.00–135.00 $129.55 $285 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 195.00 $195.00 —
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 —
155 155 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 150.00 $150.00 $195 —
228 228 5 125.00 $125.00 $285 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 180.00 $180.00 —
70 70 4 220.00–290.00 $237.50 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–137 133 7 200.00–300.00 $288.20 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 245.00 $245.00 $270 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61 61 4 370.00 $370.00 $226 +20.00
71 71 8 370.00 $370.00 $263 +12.50
85 85 12 347.50 $347.50 $295 -5.00
98 98 4 330.00 $330.00 $323 -22.50
107 107 21 322.50 $322.50 $345 —
110 110 1 325.00 $325.00 $358 —

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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.