Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.98/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$123.98

25 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	127.10	615	20
Medium and Large 2	452	111.50	504	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $111 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 sale25 hd

123.98

—

WV average4 barns · 219 hd

119.57

+4.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	62.41	858	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,230	59.75	735	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	45.69	477	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.45/cwt	120.00–132.50	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	131.26/cwt	127.50–132.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	128.08/cwt	127.50–130.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.50	431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	50.37/cwt	45.00–56.00	522	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.05/cwt	115.00–127.50	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	65.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	939	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	770	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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