Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.08/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$132.08

39 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.69

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	133.49	639	37
Medium and Large 2	707	106.00	749	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale39 hd

132.08

—

WV average4 barns · 153 hd

117.39

+14.69

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	57.25	847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	54.96	711	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,130	48.06	543	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.65/cwt	161.00–162.00	595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	53.38/cwt	50.00–57.00	657	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	47.29/cwt	45.00–56.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.50/cwt	137.50–147.50	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.40/cwt	142.50–157.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.63/cwt	127.50–150.00	542	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	62.07/cwt	61.00–63.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	111.25/cwt	107.50–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.48/cwt	125.00–145.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.18/cwt	152.50–162.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.69/cwt	127.50–135.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.27/cwt	119.00–123.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	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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