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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report, Moorefield, WV

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 12, 2026

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 255 0
Feeder cattle 28 104 0
Slaughter cattle 11 42 0
Replacement cattle 3 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Hay sales: 4X4 1st cutting bales range from $40.00 to $72.50 per bale; 1st cutting 3x3x8 bales $75.00; 4x4 round bales 2nd cutting up to $77.50 per bale. First Graded feeder sale Saturday September 16th 2026

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 300.00–350.00 $325.39 $1,572 -4.61
505–530 518 2 295.00–310.00 $302.32 $1,566 —
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 —
605 605 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 487 3 350.00–375.00 $359.88 $1,753 —
560 560 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 -11.38
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 3 350.00–385.00 $373.43 $1,505 —
455 455 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,263 -27.50
Medium 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,824 +45.00
480 480 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,184 —
545 545 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,398 —
600 600 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,160 —
860 860 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,012 —
425 425 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,870 —
455 455 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,888 —
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1120 1028 85-90% 3 81.00–85.00 $83.72 $861 +16.35
1155–1255 1215 85-90% 3 100.00–130.00 $119.84 $1,456 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1735 1548 80-85% 4 145.00–160.00 $151.68 $2,348 +12.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855 1855 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,858 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1525–1575 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,525.00 $2,512.30

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 270.00 $270.00 $108 —
70 70 2 360.00–385.00 $372.50 $261 +212.50
85 85 1 315.00 $315.00 $268 +87.50
90–94 93 5 265.00–285.00 $268.86 $250 +41.36
100 100 1 295.00 $295.00 $295 +40.00
105–109 107 9 230.00–270.00 $265.63 $284 +10.63

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 2 110.00 $110.00 $116 —
155–184 183 21 140.00–152.50 $140.51 $257 -36.69

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30–35 33 3 170.00–230.00 $212.00 $70 -68.39
35 35 1 205.00 $205.00 $72 -75.39
35–38 36 8 225.00–295.00 $276.40 $100 -3.99
36 36 4 250.00 $250.00 $90 -30.39
43 43 2 280.00 $280.00 $120 -0.39
50 50 1 355.00 $355.00 $178 +75.00
61–65 62 26 350.00–395.00 $378.06 $234 +98.06
64 64 4 395.00 $395.00 $253 +115.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
24 24 4 25.00 $25.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 3 220.00 $220.00 $117 +120.00
60 60 1 195.00 $195.00 $117 +95.00
75 75 2 240.00 $240.00 $180 +20.00
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 $152 -45.00
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 $190 ±0.00
109 109 5 220.00 $220.00 $240 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 345.00 $345.00 $155 —
68–69 68 27 389.00–390.00 $389.34 $265 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 390.00 $390.00 $214 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–55 54 6 240.00–255.00 $252.69 $136 -50.83
60 60 3 300.00 $300.00 $180 -3.52
69 69 6 315.00 $315.00 $217 +22.76
70 70 14 299.00 $299.00 $209 +6.76
78–79 79 12 290.00–297.50 $295.64 $234 +5.25
95 95 2 280.00 $280.00 $266 +2.50
105 105 1 257.50 $257.50 $270 —
115 115 3 272.50 $272.50 $313 —

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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.