Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.59/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$143.59

18 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	149.25	867	10thin
Medium and Large 2	349	136.51	476	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $391 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 sale18 hd

143.59

—

WV average4 barns · 124 hd

128.21

+15.38

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	1,629	91.50	1,491	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	72.34	902	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	54.69	581	3thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	139.33/cwt	135.00–142.50	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.38/cwt	127.50–137.50	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,181	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	912.97/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	91.50/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.69/cwt	52.00–56.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	134.28/cwt	130.00–142.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	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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