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 | 1,337 | 115.65 | 1,546 | 37 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 108.48 | 1,444 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,160 | 99.67 | 1,156 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,575 | 118.13 | 1,860 | 61 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,503 | 113.04 | 1,700 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,225 | 82.00 | 1,005 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | Select | — | 1,155 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,086 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,225 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,005 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,530 | 113.30/cwt | 111.00–115.50 | 1,733 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,616 | 119.57/cwt | 109.00–122.50 | 1,932 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,250 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,313 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,350 | 111.37/cwt | 106.00–116.25 | 1,503 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,486 | 114.14/cwt | 106.00–116.50 | 1,696 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,337 | 115.65/cwt | 112.00–119.00 | 1,546 | 37 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,571 | 118.00/cwt | 110.00–124.00 | 1,854 | 56 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,238 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,164 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,510 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,555 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,075 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,075 | 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.