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 | 2,205 | 87.65 | 1,933 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 2,070 | 67.29 | 1,393 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,381 | 59.99 | 828 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,164 | 46.71 | 544 | 10 |
Every lot, as filed
5 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,381 | 59.99/cwt | 51.00–70.50 | 828 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,205 | 87.65/cwt | 85.00–90.00 | 1,933 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 2,070 | 67.29/cwt | 64.50–70.25 | 1,393 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,030 | 40.00/cwt | 40.00–40.00 | 412 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,179 | 47.45/cwt | 41.00–54.50 | 559 | 9 |
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.