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 | — | Low | 1,475 | 41.00 | 605 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,158 | 46.64 | 540 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,171 | 33.75 | 395 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,740 | 30.00 | 522 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,132 | 25.68/cwt | 21.00–31.00 | 291 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,265 | 36.33/cwt | 36.00–37.00 | 460 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,125 | 50.03/cwt | 47.00–53.00 | 563 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,740 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 522 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,211 | 51.12/cwt | 48.00–58.00 | 619 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,098 | 46.44/cwt | 42.00–50.00 | 510 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,113 | 35.73/cwt | 35.00–37.00 | 398 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,475 | 41.00/cwt | 41.00–41.00 | 605 | 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.