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 | 1,450 | 59.00 | 856 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,214 | 110.00 | 1,335 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,733 | 108.50 | 1,880 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,565 | 117.00 | 1,831 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,507 | 114.29 | 1,722 | 29 |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,733 | 108.50/cwt | 108.50–108.50 | 1,880 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,507 | 114.29/cwt | 112.50–117.00 | 1,722 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,565 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,831 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,214 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,335 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,450 | 59.00/cwt | 59.00–59.00 | 856 | 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.