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 | 1,230 | 101.47 | 1,248 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,263 | 100.97 | 1,275 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,385 | 79.00 | 1,094 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,390 | 102.57 | 1,426 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,369 | 100.35 | 1,374 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 94.00 | 1,184 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,330 | 90.00 | 1,197 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | — | 1,120 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,232 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,236 | 101.02/cwt | 96.00–103.00 | 1,249 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,263 | 100.97/cwt | 99.50–102.00 | 1,275 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,385 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 1,094 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,369 | 100.35/cwt | 95.00–102.00 | 1,374 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,390 | 102.57/cwt | 102.00–106.50 | 1,426 | 8 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,260 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,184 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,330 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,197 | 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.