Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,388 | 73.73 | 1,023 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,850 | 70.00 | 1,295 | 1thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,111 | 69.70 | 774 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
3 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WVNothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,388 | 73.73/cwt | 71.00–75.00 | 1,023 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,850 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,295 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,111 | 69.70/cwt | 63.00–75.50 | 774 | 4 |
How this sale compares
West Virginia weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.