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 | 1,525 | 70.00 | 1,068 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,597 | 55.73 | 890 | 6thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,229 | 51.28 | 630 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,198 | 44.59 | 534 | 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% | — | 1,173 | 41.67/cwt | 37.00–45.00 | 489 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,275 | 54.00/cwt | 54.00–54.00 | 689 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,170 | 41.00/cwt | 41.00–41.00 | 480 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,622 | 54.88/cwt | 54.00–57.50 | 890 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,470 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 882 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,229 | 51.28/cwt | 48.00–54.50 | 630 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,525 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,068 | 1 |
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.