Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.50/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$134.50

40 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	136.14	911	30
Medium and Large 2	590	129.61	764	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $147 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 sale40 hd

134.50

—

WV average5 barns · 213 hd

136.78

−2.28

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	1,736	88.62	1,538	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	63.47	876	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	58.92	642	16

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	66.93/cwt	66.00–68.00	924	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	62.00/cwt	58.00–65.00	869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	88.62/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	57.34/cwt	55.00–62.00	615	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	66.48/cwt	64.50–69.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.08/cwt	127.50–132.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	128.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	144.18/cwt	142.50–145.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.35/cwt	127.50–130.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	115.93/cwt	112.50–121.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.84/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	17

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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