Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.88/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$122.88

16 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	129.19	749	8thin
Medium and Large 2	380	116.57	442	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $307 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 sale16 hd

122.88

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

118.09

+4.79

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	1,826	100.20	1,830	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	72.13	950	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	65.28	709	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	56.00	774	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	75.61/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	66.90/cwt	66.00–68.00	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	64.77/cwt	60.00–69.00	703	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.31/cwt	105.00–125.00	566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	100.20/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.24/cwt	127.50–131.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	117.45/cwt	110.00–125.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	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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