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 | 1,344 | 113.00 | 1,519 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,609 | 114.31 | 1,839 | 43 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,497 | 112.98 | 1,691 | 19 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,406 | 100.00 | 1,406 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
4 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 and Prime | — | 1,344 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,519 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,497 | 112.98/cwt | 107.50–116.75 | 1,691 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,609 | 114.31/cwt | 113.00–116.00 | 1,839 | 43 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,406 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,406 | 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.