Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.77/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$127.77

19 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	130.89	611	14thin
Medium and Large 2	429	119.04	510	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale19 hd

127.77

—

WV average5 barns · 110 hd

124.00

+3.77

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%	Average	1,425	54.50	777	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	53.63	726	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	38.00	408	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	642	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	805	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	116.73/cwt	110.00–122.50	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	53.63/cwt	53.00–54.00	726	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	748	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →