Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.83/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$150.83

10 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	153.14	708	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	130.00	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale10 hd

150.83

—

WV average4 barns · 31 hd

146.93

+3.89

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	1,487	103.62	1,541	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	72.22	898	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	66.19	682	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	64.93	1,005	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	153.45/cwt	145.00–160.00	663	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	74.29/cwt	72.00–77.00	925	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,005	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	66.19/cwt	64.00–68.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.50	645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	103.62/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	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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