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 | 1,742 | 75.28 | 1,311 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,395 | 54.26 | 757 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,279 | 47.30 | 605 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,157 | 41.95 | 485 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,133 | 40.27/cwt | 35.00–44.00 | 456 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,230 | 47.00/cwt | 47.00–47.00 | 578 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,397 | 52.60/cwt | 48.00–55.00 | 735 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,388 | 61.72/cwt | 60.00–64.00 | 857 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,253 | 49.50/cwt | 48.00–50.50 | 620 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,318 | 44.00/cwt | 44.00–44.00 | 580 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,742 | 75.28/cwt | 72.00–82.00 | 1,311 | 5 |
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.