Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.33/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$127.33

57 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.21

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	129.93	756	48
Medium and Large 2	483	113.50	548	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $208 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 sale57 hd

127.33

—

WV average3 barns · 124 hd

120.12

+7.21

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	1,608	81.05	1,303	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	55.00	715	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	51.61	679	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	46.93	516	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	112.45/cwt	107.50–122.50	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	116.36/cwt	112.50–120.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	114.15/cwt	112.50–115.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	104.12/cwt	102.50–107.50	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	121.75/cwt	119.00–140.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.81/cwt	127.50–139.00	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	142.10/cwt	137.50–150.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	129.35/cwt	125.00–137.50	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.34/cwt	135.00–142.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	81.05/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,303	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	47.62/cwt	43.00–52.00	529	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.57/cwt	39.00–45.00	443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.12/cwt	50.00–54.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	113.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	117.02/cwt	112.50–120.00	604	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.50	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	109.90/cwt	107.50–115.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.75/cwt	102.50–127.50	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	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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