Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-05

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 $124.21/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$124.21

13 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.76

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	583	124.21	725	13thin

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 sale13 hd

124.21

—

WV average4 barns · 262 hd

133.97

−9.76

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	1,513	70.95	1,073	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	52.72	679	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	42.60	501	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	32.71	343	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	716.67/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	32.71/cwt	28.00–37.00	343	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	52.72/cwt	48.00–57.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.31/cwt	130.00–142.50	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	121.60/cwt	112.50–130.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	137.73/cwt	110.00–165.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	42.60/cwt	38.00–47.00	501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	70.95/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	116.74/cwt	100.00–132.50	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.61/cwt	100.00–150.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.86/cwt	117.50–128.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	95.31/cwt	80.00–110.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	110.18/cwt	102.50–117.50	565	2

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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