Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

information collected by stockyards

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.45/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$112.45

40 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.62

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	476	112.45	536	40

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 sale40 hd

112.45

—

WV average3 barns · 134 hd

109.83

+2.62

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	1,600	65.33	1,045	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	53.91	799	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	44.13	566	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	34.85	333	5thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,600	65.33/cwt	57.00–73.00	1,045	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	53.91/cwt	48.50–57.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	119.10/cwt	110.00–127.50	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	110.95/cwt	90.00–118.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.38/cwt	110.00–140.00	430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	117.79/cwt	100.00–127.50	501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	105.15/cwt	90.00–110.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.60/cwt	125.00–145.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.20/cwt	130.00–137.50	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	44.13/cwt	39.50–47.50	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	34.85/cwt	30.00–38.50	333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	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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