Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.15/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$112.15

129 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	115.73	546	56
Medium and Large 1	516	114.11	589	60
Medium and Large 2-3	584	87.71	512	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $34 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 sale129 hd

112.15

—

WV average4 barns · 637 hd

113.85

−1.69

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	1,421	74.23	1,055	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	54.73	755	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	51.20	621	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	41.02	420	19

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.53/cwt	115.00–132.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.88/cwt	107.50–132.50	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	114.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	551.37/cwt	420.00–660.00	6,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	48.12/cwt	46.00–51.00	559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.34/cwt	35.00–45.00	384	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	33.44/cwt	29.00–39.00	302	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	51.66/cwt	48.00–53.00	755	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	57.79/cwt	54.00–67.00	750	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	49.78/cwt	46.00–55.50	599	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	57.11/cwt	54.00–62.00	764	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	618	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.29/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	845	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	92.61/cwt	85.00–100.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.96/cwt	105.00–120.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	102.12/cwt	79.00–122.50	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	93.05/cwt	85.00–112.50	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	92.51/cwt	80.00–96.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.50	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.82/cwt	100.00–127.50	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.58/cwt	100.00–112.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	111.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	118.09/cwt	110.00–125.00	439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	114.12/cwt	100.00–121.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	116.49/cwt	97.50–127.50	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.81/cwt	100.00–122.50	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.56/cwt	107.50–115.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	118.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	108.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	114.11/cwt	110.00–119.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.68/cwt	107.50–128.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	72.73/cwt	65.00–80.00	236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	91.95/cwt	80.00–95.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	114.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.51/cwt	125.00–140.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.91/cwt	120.00–140.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	123.86/cwt	117.50–130.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.41/cwt	120.00–140.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.66/cwt	125.00–140.00	715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.25/cwt	113.00–137.50	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	131.37/cwt	129.00–132.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	120.00–138.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	113.13/cwt	100.00–117.50	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	131.58/cwt	112.50–140.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	128.30/cwt	105.00–137.50	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.39/cwt	110.00–127.50	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	138.23/cwt	131.00–140.00	887	5

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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