Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.35/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$123.35

30 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	130.06	687	19thin
Medium and Large 2	449	111.75	502	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $185 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 sale30 hd

123.35

—

WV average4 barns · 104 hd

122.23

+1.12

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	1,985	72.00	1,429	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	62.00	825	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	39.00	472	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	147.45/cwt	140.00–152.50	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.33/cwt	122.50–132.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.34/cwt	117.50–120.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	107.67/cwt	102.50–112.50	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	133.36/cwt	120.00–140.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.04/cwt	107.50–112.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	109.50/cwt	100.00–120.00	468	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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