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 | 1,364 | 156.37 | 2,133 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,005 | 154.00 | 1,548 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,248 | 149.25 | 1,863 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,150 | 147.67 | 1,699 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,557 | 155.32 | 2,419 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,392 | 152.04 | 2,117 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,475 | 147.00 | 2,168 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 | — | 1,248 | 149.25/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 1,863 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,459 | 156.47/cwt | 154.00–158.00 | 2,283 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,340 | 156.35/cwt | 154.00–157.50 | 2,095 | 24 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,005 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 1,548 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,191 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,727 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,130 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 1,684 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,420 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 2,166 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,383 | 151.89/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 2,101 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,601 | 157.64/cwt | 155.00–160.00 | 2,524 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,548 | 154.84/cwt | 149.00–158.50 | 2,397 | 24 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,475 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 2,168 | 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.