Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.01/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$125.01

22 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.55	642	16thin
Medium and Large 2	412	116.00	478	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	465	97.50	453	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $188 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

125.01

—

WV average4 barns · 107 hd

121.93

+3.08

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	2,000	72.34	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.94	737	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	36.34	365	12
Steers	Standard	Average	1,792	64.87	1,162	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-2	—	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	72.34/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.96/cwt	127.50–142.50	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	160.07/cwt	152.50–164.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.46/cwt	127.50–150.00	610	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,792	64.87/cwt	62.50–66.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	121.74/cwt	107.50–130.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	139.27/cwt	120.00–150.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	531	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.94/cwt	48.00–70.00	737	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	23.15/cwt	18.00–29.00	206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	49.53/cwt	35.00–60.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	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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