Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.14/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$134.14

15 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	137.43	768	12thin
Medium and Large 2	610	120.99	738	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $30 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 sale15 hd

134.14

—

WV average5 barns · 94 hd

135.38

−1.24

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	1,826	94.90	1,733	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	74.73	1,010	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	69.32	790	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	67.77	1,060	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	66.65/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	94.90/cwt	79.00–115.00	1,733	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	75.91/cwt	72.00–80.00	856	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	66.02/cwt	60.00–71.00	756	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	75.91/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.56/cwt	125.00–142.50	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	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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