Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.83/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$127.83

113 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.62

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	128.94	653	85
Medium and Large 2	542	124.45	674	28

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale113 hd

127.83

—

WV average8 barns · 1,352 hd

133.45

−5.62

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	1,765	69.02	1,218	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	50.32	638	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	49.02	739	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	46.48	510	34

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	470	135.91/cwt	110.00–145.00	639	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.97/cwt	110.00–122.50	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.34/cwt	110.00–126.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.50	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	130.73/cwt	117.00–140.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	125.61/cwt	122.50–126.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	131.93/cwt	120.00–140.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	130.66/cwt	117.50–140.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.30/cwt	118.00–126.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	113.79/cwt	102.50–125.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	118.85/cwt	112.50–122.50	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	119.40/cwt	114.00–126.00	501	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	114.91/cwt	107.50–119.00	541	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	111.18/cwt	107.50–118.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.05/cwt	105.00–127.50	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	121.18/cwt	110.00–132.50	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	104.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	115.39/cwt	110.00–122.50	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	69.02/cwt	56.00–81.00	1,218	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	52.14/cwt	51.00–54.00	655	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	49.14/cwt	48.00–50.00	627	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	45.51/cwt	45.00–46.00	675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	49.59/cwt	49.00–50.00	750	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	552	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	40.58/cwt	35.00–44.00	447	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	46.72/cwt	45.00–49.00	516	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.01/cwt	112.50–141.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	98.60/cwt	90.00–103.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	123.63/cwt	122.50–124.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.74/cwt	127.50–140.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.57/cwt	120.00–127.50	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	92.52/cwt	90.00–102.50	547	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	730	2

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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