Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.12/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$124.12

23 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	125.39	555	16thin
Medium and Large 2	324	121.22	392	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $163 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 sale23 hd

124.12

—

WV average5 barns · 150 hd

116.19

+7.94

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	1,280	80.00	1,024	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	60.88	711	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	52.75	544	5thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	323	133.66/cwt	132.50–135.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	57.84/cwt	57.00–59.00	674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.91/cwt	47.00–49.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.27/cwt	107.00–118.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	128.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	197	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	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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