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 | 1,447 | 158.50 | 2,293 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,376 | 155.89 | 2,145 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,588 | 162.93 | 2,587 | 43 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,446 | 160.17 | 2,317 | 25 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,431 | 157.00 | 2,247 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,389 | 145.35 | 2,018 | 3thin |
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 | Choice | — | 1,443 | 156.36/cwt | 151.00–162.00 | 2,256 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,109 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 1,708 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,263 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 1,958 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,630 | 162.00/cwt | 162.00–162.00 | 2,641 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,448 | 159.93/cwt | 158.00–165.00 | 2,316 | 24 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,410 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 2,341 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,588 | 162.80/cwt | 154.50–164.50 | 2,585 | 34 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,610 | 167.00/cwt | 167.00–167.00 | 2,689 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,584 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 2,582 | 8 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,380 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 1,987 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,393 | 146.03/cwt | 136.00–155.00 | 2,034 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,431 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 2,247 | 2 |
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.