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 | 1,757 | 106.10 | 1,864 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,508 | 93.37 | 1,408 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,220 | 61.33 | 748 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,430 | 173.48 | 2,481 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,646 | 180.65 | 2,973 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,555 | 171.89 | 2,673 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,522 | 170.50 | 2,595 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | — | — | 965 | 83.00/cwt | 83.00–83.00 | 801 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,948 | 107.83/cwt | 91.00–117.00 | 2,101 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,975 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 2,449 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,600 | 78.49/cwt | 78.00–80.00 | 1,256 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,230 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 1,697 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,220 | 61.33/cwt | 54.00–71.00 | 748 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,430 | 173.48/cwt | 170.00–177.00 | 2,481 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,555 | 171.89/cwt | 164.00–180.00 | 2,673 | 37 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,646 | 180.65/cwt | 173.00–182.00 | 2,973 | 31 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,522 | 170.50/cwt | 170.50–170.50 | 2,595 | 3 |
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.