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 | 1,352 | 109.70 | 1,484 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,325 | 101.00 | 1,338 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,623 | 108.79 | 1,766 | 58 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,459 | 105.77 | 1,543 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,435 | 105.50 | 1,514 | 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 | — | 1,325 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,338 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,512 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,527 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,341 | 110.32/cwt | 106.00–114.50 | 1,479 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,459 | 105.77/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 1,543 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,623 | 108.79/cwt | 101.00–114.25 | 1,766 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,435 | 105.50/cwt | 105.50–105.50 | 1,514 | 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.