Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$135.00

48 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$1.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	135.90	701	26
Medium and Large 1	533	133.93	713	22

One grade step is worth $1.97/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale48 hd

135.00

—

WV average4 barns · 338 hd

141.59

−6.59

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	—	Low	1,431	78.94	1,129	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	54.92	772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	49.94	551	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	39.65	394	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	—	543	129.72/cwt	128.00–140.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	144.14/cwt	120.00–147.50	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	146.76/cwt	142.50–149.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.26/cwt	127.50–140.00	631	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,243	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,647	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	500	1
Bulls	—	—	923	72.23/cwt	65.00–77.00	667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.81/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	36.06/cwt	27.00–43.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.27/cwt	105.00–120.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	140.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	127.56/cwt	112.50–135.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.28/cwt	110.00–127.50	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	54.92/cwt	50.00–60.00	772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	50.22/cwt	44.00–56.00	558	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	54.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	660	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	847	41.01/cwt	35.00–45.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	115.83/cwt	107.50–120.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	117.85/cwt	110.00–121.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	111.46/cwt	102.50–117.50	357	3

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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