Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.49/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$128.49

55 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	130.46	641	43
Medium and Large 2	488	121.42	593	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $49 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 sale55 hd

128.49

—

WV average5 barns · 150 hd

123.63

+4.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	126.79/cwt	122.50–128.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	975	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	132.56/cwt	120.00–145.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	682	3

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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