Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.14/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$122.14

85 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	128.22	606	44
Medium and Large 2	487	115.61	563	41

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $43 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 sale85 hd

122.14

—

WV average5 barns · 542 hd

127.07

−4.93

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	1,606	83.80	1,346	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	63.22	925	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	62.11	793	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	56.83	658	26

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	443	111.69/cwt	107.50–120.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.93/cwt	112.50–116.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.35/cwt	110.00–127.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.88/cwt	117.50–130.00	725	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	980	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	70.39/cwt	66.00–74.00	902	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	50.91/cwt	49.00–53.00	555	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	60.46/cwt	58.00–63.00	870	4
Bulls	—	—	1,606	83.80/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,346	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	56.75/cwt	55.00–62.00	663	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	66.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.14/cwt	135.00–157.50	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	146.35/cwt	132.50–160.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.50/cwt	130.00–148.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	110.92/cwt	107.00–115.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	817	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.11/cwt	155.00–170.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	158.44/cwt	150.00–162.50	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.38/cwt	125.00–150.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	197	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.28/cwt	107.50–122.50	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.80/cwt	140.00–147.50	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	4

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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