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 | 1,309 | 117.11 | 1,533 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 116.00 | 1,607 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,406 | 120.84 | 1,699 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,404 | 118.82 | 1,669 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,328 | 116.25 | 1,544 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,184 | 104.97 | 1,243 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | 1,479 | 123.50/cwt | 123.50–123.50 | 1,827 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,401 | 118.61/cwt | 114.50–121.50 | 1,662 | 44 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,309 | 117.11/cwt | 116.25–118.00 | 1,533 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,406 | 120.84/cwt | 120.50–121.25 | 1,699 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,184 | 104.97/cwt | 104.00–105.50 | 1,243 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,328 | 116.25/cwt | 116.25–116.25 | 1,544 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,385 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,607 | 3 |
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.