Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.76/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$122.76

133 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	124.28	686	120
Medium and Large 2	486	108.76	528	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $158 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 sale133 hd

122.76

—

WV average5 barns · 551 hd

117.86

+4.91

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	2,053	72.42	1,487	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	51.01	596	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	48.24	806	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	46.61	507	11

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	752.97/cwt	720.00–775.00	9,902	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.84/cwt	116.00–134.00	689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.26/cwt	115.00–140.00	749	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	108.61/cwt	107.50–112.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.04/cwt	142.50–157.50	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.38/cwt	120.00–142.50	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	119.69/cwt	112.00–126.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.55/cwt	135.00–151.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	151.02/cwt	125.00–158.00	888	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.60/cwt	132.50–167.50	766	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.58/cwt	122.50–130.00	487	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	66.91/cwt	60.00–76.00	589	2
Bulls	—	—	2,053	72.42/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	47.30/cwt	44.00–49.00	552	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	51.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	632	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	49.36/cwt	48.00–51.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	51.80/cwt	48.00–55.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	43.64/cwt	41.00–46.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	130.06/cwt	108.00–142.50	606	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.16/cwt	122.50–129.00	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.89/cwt	115.00–140.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	100.06/cwt	97.50–107.50	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,092.52/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	12,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,140	1,055.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	12,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	133.23/cwt	120.00–137.50	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.29/cwt	134.00–142.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	106.89/cwt	96.00–112.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2

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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