Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$127.08

76 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

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	510	130.72	667	57
Medium and Large 2	444	124.03	550	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	109.50	575	3thin
Medium and Large 3	575	102.50	589	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	685	82.50	565	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $102 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 sale76 hd

127.08

—

WV average6 barns · 656 hd

128.63

−1.55

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	1,478	89.17	1,318	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	68.74	850	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	66.91	667	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	65.82	977	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,478	89.17/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,318	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	68.74/cwt	62.00–81.00	850	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.21/cwt	137.50–157.50	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.04/cwt	125.00–140.00	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	467	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.42/cwt	123.00–128.00	844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,053	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,189.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	11,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.09/cwt	150.00–178.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.14/cwt	127.00–145.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,930.56/cwt	1,750.00–2,000.00	24,827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	685	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	66.91/cwt	61.00–72.00	667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	65.82/cwt	65.00–67.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.25/cwt	137.50–142.50	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.84/cwt	120.00–137.50	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.68/cwt	120.00–131.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	127.12/cwt	124.00–132.50	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.93/cwt	124.00–142.50	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	133.26/cwt	127.00–135.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	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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