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 | 1,849 | 193.76 | 3,583 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,419 | 165.95 | 2,354 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,132 | 139.24 | 1,577 | 18 |
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 | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,025 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 2,050 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,089 | 114.94/cwt | 110.00–128.00 | 1,252 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,153 | 141.01/cwt | 120.00–160.00 | 1,626 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,372 | 165.86/cwt | 145.00–186.00 | 2,276 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,160 | 147.69/cwt | 135.00–158.00 | 1,713 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,723 | 166.51/cwt | 163.00–170.00 | 2,869 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,849 | 193.76/cwt | 175.00–215.00 | 3,583 | 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.