Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.35/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$113.35

79 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	114.32	497	62
Medium and Large 2	387	109.80	425	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $71 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 sale79 hd

113.35

—

WV average6 barns · 1,256 hd

116.35

−3.00

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	1,708	83.02	1,418	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	54.56	658	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	51.02	732	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	47.77	518	25

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	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	55.77/cwt	53.00–59.00	578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	83.02/cwt	67.00–93.00	1,418	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	48.39/cwt	45.00–51.50	522	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	56.30/cwt	55.00–57.00	695	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	53.45/cwt	48.50–55.00	634	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	40.84/cwt	38.00–44.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	105.27/cwt	102.50–111.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	114.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	127.49/cwt	120.00–132.50	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	108.35/cwt	100.00–116.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	114.94/cwt	110.00–122.00	428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.86/cwt	122.50–137.50	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	143.03/cwt	132.50–147.50	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.72/cwt	127.50–147.50	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.34/cwt	133.00–147.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	114.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	146.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	111.42/cwt	107.00–117.50	305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	113.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	120.46/cwt	115.00–126.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	114.64/cwt	105.00–127.50	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	106.64/cwt	97.00–110.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	885	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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