Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dry conditions continue across N. Central West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.71/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$110.71

95 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	115.04	529	45
Medium and Large 2	452	106.81	483	50

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $47 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 sale95 hd

110.71

—

WV average6 barns · 694 hd

115.17

−4.47

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	—	High	1,397	71.42	998	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	54.61	712	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	50.18	602	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	41.24	424	19

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	435	127.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.54/cwt	132.50–145.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	132.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,015	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	108.35/cwt	100.00–120.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	100.80/cwt	93.00–105.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	104.51/cwt	103.00–107.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.38/cwt	100.00–120.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.20/cwt	105.00–128.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	734	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	283	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,161	62.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	70.27/cwt	56.00–78.00	1,028	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	42.26/cwt	40.00–44.00	458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.00	640	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	49.80/cwt	46.00–53.00	606	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	53.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	671	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	26.46/cwt	20.00–31.00	268	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	42.83/cwt	34.00–55.00	409	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	47.23/cwt	45.00–51.00	520	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	585.14/cwt	485.00–750.00	5,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	120.18/cwt	117.00–124.00	582	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	113.19/cwt	102.50–120.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	110.57/cwt	107.00–113.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	106.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.89/cwt	92.50–137.50	390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.42/cwt	112.50–120.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	104.90/cwt	102.50–107.50	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.87/cwt	112.50–120.00	667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	121.87/cwt	120.00–122.50	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	130.94/cwt	128.00–140.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	74.89/cwt	70.00–80.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.39/cwt	90.00–102.50	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	109.26/cwt	100.00–112.50	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	109.64/cwt	109.00–111.00	352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	107.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	105.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.06/cwt	100.00–118.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	417	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	117.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	134.54/cwt	130.00–147.50	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.81/cwt	122.50–145.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	9

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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