Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information supplied by stockyards

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.28/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$103.28

6 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.49

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	574	103.28	592	6thin

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 sale6 hd

103.28

—

WV average3 barns · 84 hd

113.78

−10.49

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	1,340	72.00	965	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	51.89	726	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	40.81	439	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	30.16	280	2thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	30.16/cwt	25.00–35.00	280	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	51.89/cwt	46.00–57.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	40.81/cwt	36.00–45.00	439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	408	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.

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