Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.05/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$127.05

33 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	127.23	529	8thin
Medium and Large 1	467	126.99	593	25

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale33 hd

127.05

—

WV average6 barns · 191 hd

118.82

+8.22

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	1,553	68.58	1,065	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	66.78	845	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	60.27	877	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	52.51	566	15

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	68.58/cwt	55.00–79.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	50.68/cwt	47.00–56.00	541	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	64.39/cwt	63.00–66.00	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	59.40/cwt	54.00–65.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	129.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	130.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	746.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,112	858.04/cwt	825.00–885.00	9,541	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	140.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	212	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	62.62/cwt	59.00–66.00	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	70.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	910	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	911	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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