Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.69/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$145.69

26 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	147.31	904	24
Medium and Large 2	598	126.25	754	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $150 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 sale26 hd

145.69

—

WV average4 barns · 118 hd

145.40

+0.29

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	1,740	88.68	1,543	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	64.49	864	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	59.77	653	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,740	88.68/cwt	77.00–100.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.37/cwt	137.50–140.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.75/cwt	137.50–148.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	62.99/cwt	59.00–67.00	855	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	59.77/cwt	58.00–62.50	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	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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