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 | 1,253 | 74.00 | 927 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,314 | 102.49 | 1,347 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,214 | 98.82 | 1,200 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,132 | 94.67 | 1,072 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,142 | 79.00 | 902 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,381 | 106.28 | 1,468 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 103.04 | 1,402 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,075 | 92.50 | 994 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,286 | 75.00 | 965 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,171 | 96.50/cwt | 96.50–96.50 | 1,130 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,054 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 959 | 2 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,253 | 74.00/cwt | 74.00–74.00 | 927 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,515 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,636 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,361 | 103.04/cwt | 103.00–103.50 | 1,402 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,286 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 965 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceLight Weight | — | 1,075 | 92.50/cwt | 92.50–92.50 | 994 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,371 | 106.15/cwt | 104.00–108.50 | 1,455 | 13 |
| Heifers | SelectLight Weight | — | 998 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 758 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,286 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,055 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,332 | 103.66/cwt | 102.00–105.00 | 1,381 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,293 | 101.06/cwt | 100.50–105.50 | 1,307 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,247 | 99.23/cwt | 85.00–109.00 | 1,237 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,176 | 98.34/cwt | 95.50–102.00 | 1,156 | 26 |
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.