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 | 2,155 | 94.91 | 2,045 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,383 | 70.21 | 971 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,188 | 42.48 | 505 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
4 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 2,155 | 94.91/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 2,045 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,383 | 70.21/cwt | 65.00–75.50 | 971 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,267 | 50.14/cwt | 49.00–53.00 | 635 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 950 | 19.50/cwt | 19.50–19.50 | 185 | 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.