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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,378 | 188.00 | 2,591 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,316 | 131.36 | 1,729 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,145 | 99.06 | 1,134 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,420 | 204.50 | 2,904 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,323 | 199.26 | 2,636 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,567 | 204.28 | 3,201 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,396 | 197.90 | 2,763 | 4thin |
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%Natural | — | 1,218 | 105.45/cwt | 91.00–121.00 | 1,284 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,233 | 148.90/cwt | 139.00–155.00 | 1,836 | 2 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,378 | 188.00/cwt | 188.00–188.00 | 2,591 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,536 | 201.62/cwt | 198.00–207.00 | 3,097 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,613 | 208.27/cwt | 201.00–212.00 | 3,359 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,396 | 197.90/cwt | 190.00–205.00 | 2,763 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,420 | 204.50/cwt | 195.00–210.00 | 2,904 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,323 | 199.26/cwt | 193.00–204.00 | 2,636 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,488 | 123.64/cwt | 117.00–129.00 | 1,840 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,078 | 106.04/cwt | 98.00–113.00 | 1,143 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,145 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 573 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,325 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,259 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 865 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 683 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,228 | 121.55/cwt | 114.00–129.00 | 1,493 | 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.