Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.09/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$145.09

27 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

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	587	147.50	866	16thin
Medium and Large 2	620	145.00	899	1thin
Medium and Large 1	409	143.62	588	9thin
Medium and Large 3	415	120.00	498	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $368 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 sale27 hd

145.09

—

WV average4 barns · 107 hd

138.18

+6.91

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	—	Low	1,898	77.25	1,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	62.39	735	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	59.68	876	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	42.35	409	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	358	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	327	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	622.32/cwt	585.00–660.00	6,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	788.12/cwt	750.00–835.00	8,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,529	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	559	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	677	596.31/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,037	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	630	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	2,053	73.81/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	52.47/cwt	48.00–55.00	593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	58.60/cwt	56.00–62.00	687	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.50/cwt	63.00–72.00	807	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	39.10/cwt	38.00–40.00	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	30.49/cwt	20.00–35.00	263	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	50.77/cwt	47.00–55.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,523.99/cwt	1,250.00–1,800.00	18,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	132.99/cwt	132.50–135.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	899.89/cwt	860.00–950.00	10,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	897.80/cwt	885.00–910.00	11,267	2

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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