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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 27, 2026

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 654 0
Feeder cattle 81 415 0
Slaughter cattle 91 113 0
Replacement cattle 4 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Return to farm calves weigh 60-90# bring $875-$1275 Hay sale: Round bales mostly 4X5 $55-$80 per bale with New crop and 2nd cutting on the high end; large square bales 3X3X8 $75-$90 per bale; all hay FOB.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,100 —
655–663 660 3 400.00–410.00 $406.69 $2,684 —
710 710 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,698 —
825 825 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,619 —
888 888 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,930 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 475.00–500.00 $487.64 $2,121 —
520 520 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,002 —
560 560 2 425.00–460.00 $442.50 $2,478 —
935 935 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,673 —
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —
405 405 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,025 —
483 483 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,198 —
530–547 543 4 405.00–415.00 $412.56 $2,240 —
550 550 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 —
860 860 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,537 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 340.00 $340.00 $884 —
625–630 628 6 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,711 —
795 795 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,988 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1678 1678 3 225.00 $225.00 $3,776 —
1705 1705 2 225.00 $225.00 $3,836 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 —
555–575 565 2 360.00–375.00 $367.63 $2,077 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–640 622 3 310.00–335.00 $323.10 $2,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,980 —
420–448 439 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,195 —
510 510 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,448 —
550 550 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,946 —
595 595 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,529 —
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
705–740 723 2 275.00–330.00 $303.17 $2,192 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,417 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 —
658 658 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,369 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,421 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,255 —
1020–1850 1410 80-85% 51 150.00–190.00 $169.05 $2,384 +1.76
1545 1545 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,549 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,150 +100.22
1015–1080 1048 85-90% 2 71.00–90.00 $80.79 $847 -33.99
755–1340 1123 85-90% 22 120.00–185.00 $154.75 $1,738 +1.99
1110–1455 1287 85-90% 3 135.00–171.00 $154.62 $1,990 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,394 —
1320–1920 1596 4 210.00–228.00 $220.28 $3,516 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1240 1188 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,125.00 $2,085.84
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,204 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 275.00 $275.00 $124 —
50 50 1 340.00 $340.00 $170 +170.00
75 75 1 300.00 $300.00 $225 +130.00
110 110 1 200.00 $200.00 $220 -125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 thin fleshed 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 140.00 $140.00 $105 —
85 85 1 130.00 $130.00 $110 —
105 105 1 85.00 $85.00 $89 -25.00
136 136 4 100.00 $100.00 $136 -10.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 11 250.00 $250.00 $168 -50.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 1 250.00 $250.00 $75 —
35 35 1 250.00 $250.00 $88 —
30–38 36 5 250.00–275.00 $254.12 $91 —
42 42 2 310.00 $310.00 $130 —
45 45 1 310.00 $310.00 $140 —
53 53 2 400.00 $400.00 $212 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 2 225.00 $225.00 +200.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 185.00 $185.00 $102 +35.00
65 65 1 200.00 $200.00 $130 +50.00
70–75 72 3 150.00–200.00 $176.74 $127 +26.74
75 75 1 400.00 $400.00 $300 +250.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32 32 3 200.00 $200.00 $64 —
41 41 5 200.00 $200.00 $82 —
50 50 1 210.00 $210.00 $105 -101.77
60–61 60 25 250.00–267.50 $263.25 $158 -48.52
70–76 73 8 260.00–265.00 $262.40 $192 -62.60
105 105 1 280.00 $280.00 $294 —
110 110 2 235.00 $235.00 $258 —

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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.