Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.98/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$119.98

8 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$2.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	275	122.50	337	1thin
Medium and Large 2	419	119.61	501	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale8 hd

119.98

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

114.19

+5.78

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	—	High	1,793	82.09	1,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	64.56	733	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	63.50	997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	56.83	589	12

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	79.85/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,417	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	840	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	64.76/cwt	61.00–67.00	760	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	56.30/cwt	55.00–58.00	584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.08/cwt	137.50–142.50	672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.46/cwt	115.00–122.50	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	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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