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 | 1,555 | 120.00 | 1,866 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,700 | 100.00 | 1,700 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,373 | 92.16 | 1,265 | 24 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,223 | 73.47 | 898 | 19 |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | — | 1,555 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,866 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,345 | 93.33/cwt | 85.00–100.00 | 1,255 | 20 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,503 | 101.72/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,529 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,540 | 40.00/cwt | 40.00–40.00 | 616 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,700 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,700 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,239 | 76.58/cwt | 55.00–94.00 | 949 | 17 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,085 | 46.99/cwt | 42.00–53.00 | 510 | 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.