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 | 1,130 | 122.00 | 1,379 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,320 | 138.58 | 1,829 | 3thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,118 | 50.00 | 559 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
3 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 | — | 1,320 | 138.58/cwt | 130.00–145.00 | 1,829 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,118 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 559 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,130 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,379 | 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.