Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.93/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$146.93

41 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$55.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

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	478	155.60	744	27
Medium and Large 2-3	383	132.52	507	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	637	132.50	844	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	670	100.00	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.60/cwt here — about $74 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 sale41 hd

146.93

—

WV average3 barns · 126 hd

144.29

+2.63

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	—	High	1,666	77.09	1,284	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	65.34	913	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	63.89	693	14

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.36/cwt	127.50–136.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	133.59/cwt	133.00–137.50	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	159.19/cwt	150.00–162.50	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	755	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	174.17/cwt	172.50–175.00	941	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	142.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	66.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	74.42/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,213	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	63.81/cwt	57.00–70.00	694	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	676	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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