Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.91/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$112.91

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	119.00	615	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	99.50	565	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $50 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

112.91

—

WV average5 barns · 124 hd

110.38

+2.53

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	1,571	90.50	1,422	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	55.27	670	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	48.59	484	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	50.43/cwt	43.00–58.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	90.50/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	55.27/cwt	53.00–57.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	35.46/cwt	25.00–45.00	329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	499	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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