Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.39/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$142.39

272 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$5.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	146.82	586	44
Medium and Large 1	494	141.53	699	228

One grade step is worth $5.29/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale272 hd

142.39

—

WV average3 barns · 341 hd

139.17

+3.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	671	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	534	50
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.05/cwt	120.00–147.50	753	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	128.45/cwt	110.00–130.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	125.50/cwt	115.00–128.00	607	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.19/cwt	117.00–127.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	517	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	603	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	121.77/cwt	116.50–122.50	771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.21/cwt	138.00–154.00	635	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	145.94/cwt	144.00–147.50	709	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	545	6

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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