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 | — | High | 2,103 | 117.50 | 2,470 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,750 | 102.37 | 1,791 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,258 | 87.50 | 1,100 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,488 | 165.29 | 2,460 | 12 |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,488 | 165.29/cwt | 161.00–175.00 | 2,460 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,750 | 102.37/cwt | 101.00–104.00 | 1,791 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,392 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,308 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,123 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 910 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,720 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 2,236 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,485 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 2,609 | 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.