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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,243 | 95.00 | 1,181 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,412 | 114.69 | 1,619 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,307 | 111.18 | 1,453 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,543 | 115.35 | 1,780 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,432 | 111.12 | 1,591 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,613 | 100.00 | 1,613 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
6 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,243 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,181 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,613 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,613 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,543 | 115.35/cwt | 114.00–116.25 | 1,780 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,432 | 111.12/cwt | 105.50–113.75 | 1,591 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,412 | 114.69/cwt | 113.00–115.75 | 1,619 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,307 | 111.18/cwt | 108.25–113.25 | 1,453 | 12 |
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.