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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,500 | 90.26 | 1,354 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,350 | 68.00 | 918 | 1thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,070 | 62.61 | 670 | 18 |
Every lot, as filed
5 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,103 | 75.77/cwt | 74.00–80.00 | 836 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,350 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 918 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,092 | 55.67/cwt | 52.00–58.00 | 608 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,500 | 90.26/cwt | 82.00–96.00 | 1,354 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,019 | 63.10/cwt | 59.00–67.00 | 643 | 6 |
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.