Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-23

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 $115.07/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$115.07

7 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.95

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	527	115.07	607	7thin

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 sale7 hd

115.07

—

WV average3 barns · 64 hd

112.13

+2.95

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	80.84	1,293	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	58.12	828	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	48.02	631	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	40.00	340	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.84/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	48.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	58.12/cwt	51.00–65.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	543	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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