Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.57/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$130.57

21 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	133.22	679	13thin
Medium and Large 2	431	126.27	545	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $134 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 sale21 hd

130.57

—

WV average4 barns · 151 hd

125.20

+5.37

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	1,594	91.61	1,460	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	69.02	834	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	62.50	1,016	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	52.60	567	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	45.89/cwt	43.00–48.00	485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,594	91.61/cwt	70.00–107.50	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.45/cwt	122.50–137.50	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	57.96/cwt	55.00–60.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.50	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.53/cwt	142.50–160.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,140.32/cwt	1,130.00–1,150.00	14,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,176.23/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,350	4

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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