Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.28/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$118.28

22 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	124.56	669	12thin
Medium and Large 2	476	110.73	527	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $142 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 sale22 hd

118.28

—

WV average3 barns · 71 hd

111.29

+6.99

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	1,726	90.76	1,567	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	73.62	902	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	65.71	1,060	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	59.39	578	10

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
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,402	$1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	124.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	1,468.94/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	90.76/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,567	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	69.92/cwt	65.00–74.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	79.17/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	63.06/cwt	60.00–66.00	992	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,203	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	64.56/cwt	60.00–72.00	679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	51.64/cwt	48.00–56.00	441	4

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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