Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.58/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$145.58

113 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	146.24	835	89
Medium and Large 2	477	143.15	683	24

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $152 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 sale113 hd

145.58

—

WV average6 barns · 1,373 hd

138.58

+7.00

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	1,853	72.86	1,350	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	61.50	724	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	49.11	497	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	659	134.33/cwt	120.00–137.50	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.02/cwt	135.00–149.00	859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	872	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	148.51/cwt	137.50–152.50	757	13
Bulls	—	—	1,853	72.86/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	63.25/cwt	60.00–66.00	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	334	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	48.92/cwt	44.00–54.00	496	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,156	1,091.30/cwt	1,025.00–1,185.00	12,615	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	146.23/cwt	135.00–150.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	141.85/cwt	130.00–147.50	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.12/cwt	107.50–125.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.04/cwt	107.50–130.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	123.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	108.19/cwt	90.00–118.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.67/cwt	112.50–132.50	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	121.06/cwt	110.00–127.50	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	118.89/cwt	115.00–122.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	97.40/cwt	95.00–98.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	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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