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 | 1,353 | 88.13 | 1,192 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,507 | 102.61 | 1,546 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,273 | 66.56 | 848 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,474 | 175.33 | 2,584 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,352 | 170.71 | 2,309 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,200 | 165.00 | 1,980 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,686 | 182.59 | 3,078 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,492 | 173.75 | 2,592 | 12 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,447 | 154.18 | 2,231 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 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 and Prime | — | 1,686 | 182.59/cwt | 180.00–185.00 | 3,078 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,492 | 173.75/cwt | 168.00–180.00 | 2,592 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,200 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,980 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,499 | 175.78/cwt | 174.00–179.00 | 2,635 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,397 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 2,431 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,317 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,239 | 6 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,447 | 154.18/cwt | 144.00–164.00 | 2,231 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,362 | 170.90/cwt | 169.00–173.00 | 2,328 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,343 | 80.02/cwt | 78.00–82.00 | 1,075 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,227 | 57.59/cwt | 51.00–65.00 | 707 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,507 | 102.61/cwt | 87.00–115.00 | 1,546 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,200 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 960 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,378 | 89.49/cwt | 68.00–115.00 | 1,233 | 6 |
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.