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 | Average | 1,271 | 116.50 | 1,481 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,219 | 109.00 | 1,329 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,478 | 122.33 | 1,808 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,437 | 119.46 | 1,717 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,327 | 116.00 | 1,539 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,334 | 104.50 | 1,394 | 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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,271 | 116.50/cwt | 116.50–116.50 | 1,481 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,437 | 119.46/cwt | 112.00–120.50 | 1,717 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,478 | 122.33/cwt | 121.50–122.85 | 1,808 | 19 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,334 | 104.50/cwt | 104.50–104.50 | 1,394 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,219 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,329 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,327 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,539 | 2 |
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.