Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information collected by stockyards.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.82/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$118.82

71 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	121.14	782	47
Medium 1	300	120.00	360	1thin
Medium and Large 2	519	116.84	606	20
Medium 2	737	95.15	701	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.99/cwt here — about $80 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 sale71 hd

118.82

—

WV average4 barns · 414 hd

128.16

−9.34

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	1,902	80.36	1,528	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	53.41	730	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	40.61	503	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	32.02	319	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium 1	—	313	152.20/cwt	145.00–160.00	476	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	913	88.73/cwt	87.50–90.00	810	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	111.71/cwt	106.00–117.50	366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	140.39/cwt	131.00–145.00	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.16/cwt	114.00–128.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	128.70/cwt	122.00–135.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	141.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	639	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	40.61/cwt	38.00–49.00	503	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	32.02/cwt	27.00–37.00	319	6
Bulls	—	—	1,902	80.36/cwt	56.00–94.00	1,528	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	53.41/cwt	50.00–57.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	99.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	106.56/cwt	100.00–111.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	114.64/cwt	106.00–120.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	6

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →