Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.55/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$146.55

21 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	147.00	922	20
Medium and Large 2	375	137.50	516	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $406 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

146.55

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

144.98

+1.57

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	1,445	101.23	1,463	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	72.75	940	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	67.05	723	16

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 1	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.06/cwt	67.00–69.00	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	76.27/cwt	75.00–78.00	988	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	73.38/cwt	69.00–77.00	856	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	63.64/cwt	55.00–68.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.83/cwt	145.00–148.50	625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	101.23/cwt	88.00–114.00	1,463	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.40/cwt	137.00–138.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	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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