Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.96/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$107.96

40 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	110.50	523	25
Medium and Large 2	474	103.71	492	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $31 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 sale40 hd

107.96

—

WV average4 barns · 195 hd

99.88

+8.07

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	1,809	68.72	1,243	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	51.00	757	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	49.39	632	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	44.61	472	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,809	68.72/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,243	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	47.70/cwt	44.00–50.00	609	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	41.64/cwt	40.00–43.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	45.73/cwt	42.00–50.00	514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	111.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	113.69/cwt	112.50–117.50	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	104.79/cwt	102.50–107.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	101.27/cwt	97.50–105.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	109.17/cwt	107.50–110.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	107.06/cwt	100.00–113.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	512	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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