Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.16/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$113.16

84 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

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	115.73	532	73
Medium and Large 2	484	96.12	465	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $67 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 sale84 hd

113.16

—

WV average4 barns · 523 hd

112.32

+0.84

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	1,726	68.60	1,184	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	45.03	561	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	43.00	710	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	41.12	470	32

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	99.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	129.10/cwt	124.00–132.50	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.39/cwt	122.50–137.50	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	117.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	115.08/cwt	110.00–125.00	493	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	112.64/cwt	108.00–122.50	589	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.55/cwt	100.00–107.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	68.60/cwt	59.50–87.00	1,184	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	106.72/cwt	106.00–107.50	620	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	53.18/cwt	51.00–56.00	662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	38.45/cwt	37.00–40.00	460	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	45.40/cwt	42.00–50.00	577	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	53.46/cwt	52.00–55.00	689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	44.54/cwt	41.00–48.00	489	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	38.18/cwt	33.00–43.00	439	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	119.60/cwt	112.50–126.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.50/cwt	110.00–126.00	525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	116.59/cwt	105.00–125.00	548	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	111.46/cwt	107.50–115.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	115.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	99.04/cwt	90.00–102.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	105.24/cwt	92.50–107.50	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	98.27/cwt	90.00–105.00	370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	127.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	549	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.66/cwt	115.00–142.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	139.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	104.34/cwt	100.00–108.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	121.15/cwt	110.00–125.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	19

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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