Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.29/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$109.29

7 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$431

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	205	122.50	251	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	637	107.08	682	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about −$431 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 sale7 hd

109.29

—

WV average3 barns · 57 hd

113.39

−4.10

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	1,200	84.00	1,008	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	70.30	931	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	66.67	784	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	66.00	1,115	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 2	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	69.19/cwt	63.00–73.00	834	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	333	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	69.86/cwt	64.00–77.00	921	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	615	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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