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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information supplied by stockyards.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.36/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.81 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$119.36

20 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.96

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	580	119.36	692	20

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 sale20 hd

119.36

—

WV average4 barns · 124 hd

112.40

+6.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−93.81

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	1,500	69.45	1,042	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	52.76	722	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	41.63	547	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	27.32	284	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	112.38/cwt	100.00–125.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	114.30/cwt	100.00–127.50	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.84/cwt	112.50–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.24/cwt	112.50–140.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	128.72/cwt	107.50–140.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	52.76/cwt	47.00–57.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	41.63/cwt	33.00–46.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.49/cwt	127.50–155.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	119.78/cwt	100.00–137.50	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	27.32/cwt	20.00–32.00	284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	126.80/cwt	110.00–142.50	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	69.45/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	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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