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 | 2,095 | 240.00 | 5,028 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,427 | 178.22 | 2,544 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,160 | 135.74 | 1,574 | 19 |
Every lot, as filed
6 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 2,095 | 240.00/cwt | 240.00–240.00 | 5,028 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,455 | 170.12/cwt | 165.00–175.00 | 2,475 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Natural | — | 1,423 | 179.50/cwt | 151.00–229.00 | 2,554 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,100 | 131.99/cwt | 110.00–151.00 | 1,452 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 947 | 96.21/cwt | 85.00–105.00 | 911 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Natural | — | 1,214 | 144.75/cwt | 125.00–160.00 | 1,757 | 14 |
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.