Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-31

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.37/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.80 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$131.37

10 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.36

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	138.10	766	7thin
Medium and Large 2	613	115.67	709	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $57 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 sale10 hd

131.37

—

WV average5 barns · 82 hd

110.01

+21.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−81.80

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	1,688	95.63	1,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	73.27	959	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	70.00	1,022	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	66.34	695	15

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	56.72/cwt	54.00–59.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	95.63/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,614	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	681	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,042	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	72.93/cwt	71.00–76.00	802	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.98/cwt	73.00–76.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	162.24/cwt	150.00–170.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	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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