Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.67/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$120.67

41 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	124.97	642	27
Medium and Large 2	435	112.39	489	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $153 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

120.67

—

WV average4 barns · 134 hd

114.73

+5.94

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	1,628	92.74	1,510	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	67.50	1,068	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	65.56	835	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	57.24	591	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,317	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,042	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Medium and Large 2	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	432	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	124.22/cwt	124.00–125.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.45/cwt	126.00–128.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.78/cwt	119.00–127.50	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	97.64/cwt	90.00–105.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	127.85/cwt	115.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,370.27/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,370	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	746	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	92.74/cwt	68.00–110.00	1,510	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	51.85/cwt	47.00–56.00	548	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	43.41/cwt	42.00–45.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	66.34/cwt	64.00–70.00	878	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	62.60/cwt	59.00–65.00	636	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	846	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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