Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.24/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$123.24

74 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	126.24	620	56
Medium and Large 2	429	113.89	489	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $131 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 sale74 hd

123.24

—

WV average4 barns · 523 hd

122.72

+0.51

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	1,663	75.03	1,248	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	56.00	742	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	51.00	689	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	44.44	461	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.63/cwt	123.00–132.50	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.66/cwt	145.00–161.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.10/cwt	147.50–160.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	154.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.78/cwt	145.00–157.50	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	149.83/cwt	137.50–154.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	41.66/cwt	40.00–43.00	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	46.76/cwt	44.00–52.00	503	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.96/cwt	112.50–133.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	123.18/cwt	122.50–125.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	110.81/cwt	102.50–115.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.00/cwt	112.50–125.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	122.84/cwt	115.00–132.50	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.09/cwt	100.00–112.50	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	114.64/cwt	110.00–121.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.90/cwt	117.50–122.50	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	75.03/cwt	60.00–84.00	1,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.79/cwt	120.00–132.50	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.28/cwt	122.50–148.00	672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	751	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	55.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.58/cwt	115.00–133.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.72/cwt	117.50–131.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	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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