Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.57/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$116.57

13 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	118.57	615	7thin
Medium and Large 2	448	114.24	512	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $103 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 sale13 hd

116.57

—

WV average5 barns · 170 hd

118.24

−1.67

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	1,672	92.04	1,539	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	63.80	863	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	58.43	859	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	57.66	650	12

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1	—	357	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	92.04/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	58.95/cwt	55.00–61.00	675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	48.04/cwt	45.00–50.00	520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	763	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	58.43/cwt	57.00–61.00	859	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	62.43/cwt	59.00–66.00	828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,084	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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