Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.66/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$117.66

19 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$23.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

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	124.31	633	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	479	112.86	541	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	648	101.25	656	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.06/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale19 hd

117.66

—

WV average4 barns · 80 hd

119.89

−2.22

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	—	Low	1,713	91.32	1,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	71.59	994	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	65.96	716	13

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	75.30/cwt	74.00–79.00	897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,125	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	71.59/cwt	65.00–76.00	994	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	69.37/cwt	66.00–72.00	796	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	42.04/cwt	40.00–44.00	329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	93.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,721	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	117.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	793	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.62/cwt	132.50–142.50	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	630	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	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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