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 | 1,958 | 122.99 | 2,408 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,655 | 84.00 | 1,390 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,490 | 82.97 | 1,236 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 780 | 10.00 | 78 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,280 | 154.15 | 1,973 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
6 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 | — | 1,280 | 154.15/cwt | 154.00–155.00 | 1,973 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 780 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 78 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,655 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 1,390 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,655 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 1,506 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,449 | 80.96/cwt | 75.00–88.00 | 1,173 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,958 | 122.99/cwt | 116.00–130.00 | 2,408 | 2 |
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.