Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.15/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$125.15

15 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	129.52	558	11thin
Medium and Large 2	426	113.13	482	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $76 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 sale15 hd

125.15

—

WV average3 barns · 313 hd

126.66

−1.51

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	1,798	81.11	1,458	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	54.37	691	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	48.02	505	8thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	125.01/cwt	122.50–127.50	446	6
Bulls	—	—	1,798	81.11/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	52.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	659	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	56.28/cwt	55.00–57.50	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	46.52/cwt	44.00–48.00	515	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.21/cwt	125.00–137.50	699	3

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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