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 | 1,742 | 201.57 | 3,511 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,337 | 170.74 | 2,283 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,055 | 129.65 | 1,367 | 29 |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | — | 973 | 195.27/cwt | 151.00–217.50 | 1,900 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 860 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 1,462 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,435 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,794 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,157 | 149.26/cwt | 120.00–168.00 | 1,727 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,462 | 175.59/cwt | 158.00–201.00 | 2,567 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 953 | 91.45/cwt | 85.00–100.00 | 872 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 982 | 100.65/cwt | 71.00–115.00 | 988 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,093 | 166.66/cwt | 150.00–182.50 | 1,822 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,247 | 161.29/cwt | 150.00–175.00 | 2,011 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,742 | 201.57/cwt | 166.00–217.00 | 3,511 | 4 |
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.