Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.81/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.81

72 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	127.34	784	66
Medium and Large 2	523	120.92	633	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $151 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 sale72 hd

126.81

—

WV average5 barns · 207 hd

126.77

+0.04

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	1,567	86.35	1,353	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	59.64	849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	55.99	758	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	53.42	594	25

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,650	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	56.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	54.77/cwt	54.50–55.00	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	56.02/cwt	53.00–58.50	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	86.35/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	601	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	909	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.03/cwt	121.00–132.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.05/cwt	145.00–152.50	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.25/cwt	114.00–122.50	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	141.69/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	58.52/cwt	57.50–60.00	788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	49.12/cwt	45.50–52.00	471	10

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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