Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.05/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$111.05

42 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	114.15	602	30
Medium and Large 2	488	103.28	504	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $98 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 sale42 hd

111.05

—

WV average5 barns · 165 hd

104.87

+6.18

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	1,461	68.00	993	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	47.33	616	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	47.00	757	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	39.86	427	21

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	428	131.03/cwt	127.50–134.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	47.00/cwt	44.00–50.00	585	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	42.06/cwt	40.00–46.00	477	9
Bulls	—	—	1,461	68.00/cwt	65.00–74.00	993	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	37.04/cwt	35.00–39.00	378	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	48.71/cwt	37.00–56.00	677	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	118.28/cwt	107.50–121.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	128.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	118.46/cwt	110.00–123.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	109.68/cwt	103.00–114.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.26/cwt	120.00–137.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	148.63/cwt	147.50–150.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	114.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.33/cwt	97.50–105.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	705.74/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1

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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