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 | 1,943 | 140.57 | 2,731 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,286 | 102.10 | 1,313 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,135 | 84.78 | 962 | 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 | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,160 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,276 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,265 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,392 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,010 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 606 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,185 | 84.55/cwt | 79.00–90.00 | 1,002 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,291 | 100.12/cwt | 86.00–111.00 | 1,293 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,943 | 140.57/cwt | 137.00–145.00 | 2,731 | 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.