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 | 1,890 | 201.00 | 3,799 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,790 | 159.00 | 2,846 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,358 | 153.02 | 2,078 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,185 | 136.00 | 1,612 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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% | — | 1,413 | 142.37/cwt | 141.00–143.00 | 2,012 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,275 | 143.00/cwt | 143.00–143.00 | 1,823 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Natural | — | 1,790 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,846 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,765 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 2,877 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,095 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 1,413 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,885 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,582 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,895 | 212.00/cwt | 212.00–212.00 | 4,017 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,243 | 157.42/cwt | 150.00–162.00 | 1,957 | 5 |
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.