Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.80/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.80

37 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	131.96	665	26
Medium and Large 2	458	117.95	540	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $125 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 sale37 hd

127.80

—

WV average2 barns · 54 hd

125.37

+2.43

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	1,623	75.00	1,217	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	56.00	804	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	55.00	743	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	51.30	569	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	51.30/cwt	47.00–54.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	137.87/cwt	127.50–142.50	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	118.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.03/cwt	127.50–145.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.49/cwt	127.50–138.00	569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	75.00/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,217	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	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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