Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.09/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$157.09

83 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	162.60	838	61
Medium and Large 2	461	141.80	653	22

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

157.09

—

WV average6 barns · 343 hd

157.64

−0.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull 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	1,707	83.99	1,434	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	65.99	911	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	63.74	791	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	48.87	508	15

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Nothing 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	Medium and Large 1	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	123.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	138.21/cwt	134.00–142.50	703	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.64/cwt	127.50–133.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	133.08/cwt	132.50–135.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	132.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	158.52/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.50/cwt	152.00–170.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	172.70/cwt	152.50–180.00	920	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.85/cwt	125.00–155.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	138.13/cwt	135.00–147.50	671	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	83.99/cwt	65.00–100.00	1,434	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	68.79/cwt	60.00–73.00	914	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	59.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	685	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	48.84/cwt	40.00–54.00	510	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	876.32/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	750.58/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	802.47/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,627	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	771.60/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,735	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One 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.

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