Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.47/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$124.47

25 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	128.75	535	15thin
Medium and Large 2	470	118.05	554	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale25 hd

124.47

—

WV average2 barns · 123 hd

130.20

−5.73

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	1,622	78.46	1,273	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	58.68	736	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	53.53	583	19

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	52.51/cwt	50.00–54.00	572	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	674	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	62.95/cwt	60.00–66.00	791	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.90/cwt	55.00–60.00	723	11
Bulls	—	—	1,622	78.46/cwt	60.00–91.00	1,273	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.13/cwt	55.00–57.00	608	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	134.05/cwt	127.50–136.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	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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