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 | 2,038 | 168.00 | 3,423 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,380 | 134.53 | 1,857 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,167 | 108.55 | 1,266 | 4thin |
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 |
|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,410 | 128.14/cwt | 118.00–142.00 | 1,807 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,180 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,534 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,305 | 150.52/cwt | 142.00–165.00 | 1,964 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,070 | 191.00/cwt | 191.00–191.00 | 3,954 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,162 | 101.40/cwt | 86.00–111.00 | 1,178 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,005 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 2,907 | 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.