Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.30/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$148.30

49 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$50.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

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	558	160.08	894	33
Small and Medium 1-2	521	126.29	657	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	497	123.76	615	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	540	110.00	594	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about $300 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 sale49 hd

148.30

—

WV average4 barns · 83 hd

149.46

−1.16

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	—	Low	1,656	79.95	1,324	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	64.05	868	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	61.11	682	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	61.00	1,061	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.79/cwt	147.50–165.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	892.71/cwt	885.00–900.00	11,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	62.71/cwt	56.00–66.00	845	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	67.28/cwt	65.00–71.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	90.03/cwt	85.00–95.00	327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	136.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	75.98/cwt	74.00–78.50	918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	81.69/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,356	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.81/cwt	120.00–137.50	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	874	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	750	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	948	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	61.28/cwt	56.00–66.00	705	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.44/cwt	49.00–52.50	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	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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