Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.16/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$132.16

61 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$16.48/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	523	134.59	703	52
Medium and Large 2	471	118.11	556	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $147 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 sale61 hd

132.16

—

WV average4 barns · 416 hd

131.00

+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	—	Average	1,658	87.28	1,447	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	74.91	1,023	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	72.71	953	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	61.41	639	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	425	138.45/cwt	127.50–147.50	588	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	158.29/cwt	147.50–162.50	962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	121.27/cwt	115.00–127.50	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	50.42/cwt	50.00–51.00	499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	87.28/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,447	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	73.91/cwt	70.00–82.50	966	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	70.80/cwt	70.00–72.00	933	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	74.91/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,023	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,276	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,105.42/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	11,717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.38/cwt	129.00–129.50	847	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,580.45/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	21,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	974	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	73.49/cwt	73.00–74.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.70/cwt	157.50–165.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	124.53/cwt	117.50–145.00	567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	33,440	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,300.67/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	16,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	19,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.90/cwt	135.00–152.50	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	666	2

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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