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 | 1,422 | 161.80 | 2,301 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,143 | 145.40 | 1,662 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,625 | 164.27 | 2,669 | 66 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 160.07 | 2,244 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,133 | 125.00 | 1,416 | 3thin |
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 and Prime | — | 1,394 | 161.82/cwt | 161.00–162.50 | 2,256 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,545 | 164.50/cwt | 164.50–164.50 | 2,542 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,424 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,264 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,143 | 145.40/cwt | 133.00–153.00 | 1,662 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,402 | 160.07/cwt | 155.00–162.00 | 2,244 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,628 | 164.37/cwt | 160.00–170.00 | 2,676 | 61 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,582 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 2,579 | 5 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,133 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,416 | 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.