Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.76/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$133.76

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	573	138.38	794	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	410	124.17	509	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	535	102.50	548	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $245 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 sale17 hd

133.76

—

WV average4 barns · 116 hd

133.99

−0.23

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	1,737	95.00	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	79.87	1,093	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	73.49	1,038	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	70.08	786	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,072	104.00	1,115	2thin

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 Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2-3	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	795	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.78/cwt	132.50–138.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	144.67/cwt	139.00–147.50	868	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	70.08/cwt	63.00–80.00	786	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	70.86/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,797	94.44/cwt	83.00–111.00	1,697	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,160	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	79.87/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,093	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,072	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,115	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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