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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,315 | 111.50 | 1,466 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,470 | 105.00 | 1,544 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,462 | 110.14 | 1,611 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,421 | 109.06 | 1,550 | 10 |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,479 | 109.99/cwt | 108.00–111.50 | 1,627 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,423 | 110.50/cwt | 110.50–110.50 | 1,572 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,403 | 109.13/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,531 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,495 | 108.76/cwt | 107.50–110.00 | 1,626 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,315 | 111.50/cwt | 111.50–111.50 | 1,466 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,470 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,544 | 1 |
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.