Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.23/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$122.23

25 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	126.47	736	17thin
Medium and Large 2	447	113.21	506	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about $230 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 sale25 hd

122.23

—

WV average3 barns · 239 hd

133.68

−11.46

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	1,597	66.68	1,065	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	55.00	792	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	50.34	612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	40.97	441	15

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.83/cwt	122.50–133.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	49.61/cwt	46.00–52.00	610	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	35.91/cwt	33.00–39.00	391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	43.50/cwt	40.00–47.00	466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	110.71/cwt	110.00–112.50	400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	520	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	66.68/cwt	54.00–79.00	1,065	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	113.82/cwt	110.00–117.50	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	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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