Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.13/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$121.13

12 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$13.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	129.20	758	5thin
Medium and Large 2	453	115.36	522	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about $236 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 sale12 hd

121.13

—

WV average4 barns · 127 hd

115.23

+5.89

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	1,759	83.20	1,463	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	62.27	747	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	58.00	908	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	48.66	443	6thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	51.34/cwt	51.00–52.00	461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	40.96/cwt	40.00–42.00	350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	60.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	695	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	65.43/cwt	64.00–67.00	847	5
Bulls	—	—	1,759	83.20/cwt	72.00–92.00	1,463	12

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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