Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.88/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$134.88

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	136.25	738	20
Medium and Large 2	445	121.25	540	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $199 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 sale22 hd

134.88

—

WV average3 barns · 28 hd

129.10

+5.78

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	1,807	85.94	1,553	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	61.39	803	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	56.00	801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	52.18	551	9thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	49.13/cwt	45.00–54.00	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	62.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	64.58/cwt	62.00–67.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	135.54/cwt	127.50–137.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.50	569	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	85.94/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	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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