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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,411 | 105.00 | 1,482 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,309 | 119.78 | 1,568 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,138 | 100.00 | 1,138 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,580 | 122.60 | 1,937 | 42 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,420 | 119.82 | 1,701 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,324 | 103.23 | 1,367 | 4thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,219 | 95.00 | 1,158 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
9 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 | Standard | — | 1,219 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,158 | 1 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,411 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,482 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,420 | 119.82/cwt | 115.00–122.00 | 1,701 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,606 | 123.50/cwt | 123.50–123.50 | 1,983 | 3 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,378 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,557 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,309 | 119.78/cwt | 119.00–120.50 | 1,568 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,578 | 122.53/cwt | 119.00–125.00 | 1,934 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,138 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,138 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,306 | 99.97/cwt | 92.00–107.00 | 1,306 | 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.