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 | 1,308 | 114.17 | 1,493 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,215 | 108.00 | 1,312 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,481 | 118.17 | 1,750 | 59 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,377 | 115.31 | 1,588 | 28 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,345 | 103.20 | 1,388 | 2thin |
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 | Select | — | 1,345 | 103.20/cwt | 100.00–107.00 | 1,388 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,489 | 118.20/cwt | 116.00–120.25 | 1,760 | 51 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,430 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,687 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,377 | 115.31/cwt | 113.00–117.00 | 1,588 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,308 | 114.17/cwt | 113.25–115.00 | 1,493 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,215 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,312 | 6 |
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.