Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.74/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$115.74

10 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.11

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	121.04	501	3thin
Medium and Large 2	499	113.47	567	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about −$66 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

115.74

—

WV average3 barns · 357 hd

125.85

−10.11

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	1,830	87.28	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	61.66	721	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,775	60.00	1,065	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	50.08	516	11

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,830	87.28/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,597	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	41.02/cwt	38.00–44.50	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	51.41/cwt	45.00–57.00	529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	66.07/cwt	64.00–69.50	785	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	58.23/cwt	53.00–62.00	673	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	56.94/cwt	55.75–58.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	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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