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 | — | Low | 1,744 | 160.08 | 2,792 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,567 | 143.60 | 2,250 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,562 | 215.34 | 3,364 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,651 | 214.00 | 3,533 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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%Natural | — | 1,605 | 143.18/cwt | 134.00–155.00 | 2,298 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,510 | 144.23/cwt | 137.00–150.00 | 2,178 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,651 | 214.00/cwt | 214.00–214.00 | 3,533 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,562 | 215.34/cwt | 211.00–220.00 | 3,364 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,495 | 123.00/cwt | 123.00–123.00 | 1,839 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,958 | 176.17/cwt | 160.00–190.00 | 3,449 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,565 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,582 | 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.