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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,866 | 80.13 | 1,495 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,543 | 54.72 | 844 | 6thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,301 | 51.83 | 674 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,183 | 38.04 | 450 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,435 | 66.00/cwt | 66.00–66.00 | 947 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,740 | 64.00/cwt | 64.00–64.00 | 1,114 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,045 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,963 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,245 | 94.50/cwt | 94.50–94.50 | 2,122 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,301 | 51.83/cwt | 48.00–55.00 | 674 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,543 | 54.72/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 844 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,295 | 36.00/cwt | 36.00–36.00 | 466 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,155 | 38.55/cwt | 36.00–41.00 | 445 | 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.