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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.76/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$122.76

18 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	125.78	607	9thin
Medium and Large 2	512	119.74	613	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale18 hd

122.76

—

WV average4 barns · 127 hd

124.32

−1.56

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	1,552	91.07	1,413	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	65.52	822	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	60.67	916	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	60.14	642	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.70/cwt	130.50–140.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	91.07/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	60.67/cwt	59.50–62.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	58.47/cwt	55.00–62.00	606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	66.00/cwt	64.00–67.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	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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