Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-13

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.20/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −105.97 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$107.20

10 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$1.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	107.56	643	8thin
Medium and Large 2	668	105.75	706	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.81/cwt here — about −$63 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

107.20

—

WV average2 barns · 91 hd

101.56

+5.64

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−105.97

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	1,698	75.56	1,283	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	53.81	775	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	52.37	659	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	39.33	401	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	2,005	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	73.82/cwt	67.00–80.00	1,216	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	50.95/cwt	49.00–54.00	638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	53.81/cwt	52.00–56.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	116.71/cwt	116.00–117.50	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	140	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	943	593.45/cwt	450.00–710.00	5,596	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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