Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.73/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$158.73

44 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$35.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	376	180.00	677	13thin
Medium and Large 2	435	154.10	670	17thin
Medium and Large 1	587	144.60	849	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.40/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale44 hd

158.73

—

WV average5 barns · 268 hd

144.48

+14.25

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	1,539	77.16	1,187	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	65.73	807	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	64.80	1,006	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	45.46	401	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	120	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	70	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.57/cwt	115.00–132.50	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	110	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.47/cwt	125.00–139.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	736.96/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,470	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	777.62/cwt	775.00–780.00	9,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	837.52/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	844.94/cwt	690.00–950.00	10,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,278	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	903.42/cwt	850.00–960.00	11,022	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	49.85/cwt	42.00–56.00	455	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	38.15/cwt	30.00–43.00	317	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,033	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.17/cwt	58.00–68.50	759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	70.46/cwt	69.00–73.00	927	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,539	77.16/cwt	64.00–85.00	1,187	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	159.05/cwt	130.00–175.00	501	3

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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