Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information collected by stockyards

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.39/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.78 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$130.39

24 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.97

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	130.39	571	24

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

130.39

—

WV average3 barns · 95 hd

114.41

+15.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−82.78

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	1,550	71.47	1,108	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	56.93	734	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	46.97	520	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	39.50	395	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 and Large 1-2	—	213	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.50	242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	146.09/cwt	110.00–155.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	119.12/cwt	100.00–125.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	121.86/cwt	100.00–127.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	141.80/cwt	115.00–147.50	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.35/cwt	117.50–125.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	127.56/cwt	102.50–137.50	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	109.41/cwt	100.00–116.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	46.97/cwt	44.00–52.00	520	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	56.93/cwt	53.00–62.00	734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	71.47/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	39.50/cwt	35.00–43.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	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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