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 | 1,685 | 153.20 | 2,581 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,538 | 137.87 | 2,121 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,277 | 130.26 | 1,664 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,393 | 189.55 | 2,640 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,457 | 170.49 | 2,484 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,492 | 194.89 | 2,908 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,342 | 182.49 | 2,449 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,157 | 128.94/cwt | 125.00–135.00 | 1,492 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,315 | 142.00/cwt | 142.00–142.00 | 1,867 | 2 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,342 | 182.49/cwt | 170.00–188.00 | 2,449 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,492 | 194.89/cwt | 191.00–200.00 | 2,908 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,457 | 170.49/cwt | 170.00–171.00 | 2,484 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,393 | 189.55/cwt | 188.00–191.00 | 2,640 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,408 | 127.43/cwt | 126.00–129.00 | 1,794 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,392 | 146.50/cwt | 140.00–153.00 | 2,039 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,005 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 1,337 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,268 | 117.19/cwt | 111.00–121.00 | 1,486 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,560 | 121.32/cwt | 117.00–124.00 | 1,893 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,543 | 155.16/cwt | 148.00–165.00 | 2,394 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,526 | 135.08/cwt | 133.00–140.00 | 2,061 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,685 | 153.20/cwt | 151.00–156.00 | 2,581 | 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.