Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.24/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$156.24

23 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$26.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

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	517	162.01	837	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	135.50	778	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $59 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 sale23 hd

156.24

—

WV average2 barns · 204 hd

154.10

+2.15

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	1,634	77.35	1,264	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	65.37	894	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,290	61.00	787	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	58.32	928	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	55.96	585	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	59.23/cwt	55.00–65.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	166.22/cwt	162.50–167.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	163.77/cwt	152.50–168.00	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.18/cwt	142.50–150.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	136.86/cwt	135.00–142.50	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.78/cwt	157.50–165.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	125.08/cwt	120.00–132.50	604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	69.76/cwt	68.00–74.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,097.09/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	14,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,290	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	81.52/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	57.86/cwt	52.00–61.00	657	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	58.32/cwt	56.00–60.00	928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	68.03/cwt	65.00–74.00	759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	35.97/cwt	34.00–38.00	305	4

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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