Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.75/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$135.75

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.18

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	140.71	732	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	124.17	695	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $36 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 sale10 hd

135.75

—

WV average3 barns · 42 hd

125.57

+10.18

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	1,623	87.89	1,426	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	66.11	859	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	61.00	872	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	55.00	569	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,623	87.89/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,426	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	746	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	64.46/cwt	63.00–67.00	855	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	561	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	70.95/cwt	69.00–73.00	947	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	3
Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	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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