Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.20/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$155.20

9 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.30

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	155.20	933	9thin

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 sale9 hd

155.20

—

WV average2 barns · 12 hd

147.90

+7.30

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	1,900	89.00	1,691	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	64.38	936	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	60.21	824	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	53.83	603	8thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	61.89/cwt	59.00–64.00	852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	623	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	106.27/cwt	100.00–112.50	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	56.23/cwt	54.00–60.00	648	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	787	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	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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