Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.13/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$121.13

7 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$33.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

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	450	128.74	580	4thin
Medium 1-2	540	119.00	643	2thin
Medium 2	600	95.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

121.13

—

WV average4 barns · 250 hd

131.57

−10.44

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	1,790	85.00	1,522	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,446	65.96	954	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	59.33	663	12

Every lot, as filed

18 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	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	59.39/cwt	56.00–65.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	58.27/cwt	55.00–64.00	654	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	69.25/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,020	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	763	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	95.55/cwt	93.00–98.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	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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