Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.44/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$147.44

55 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	152.85	1,001	40
Medium and Large 2	617	133.00	821	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $180 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 sale55 hd

147.44

—

WV average2 barns · 135 hd

145.63

+1.81

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	1,934	102.11	1,975	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	67.00	1,013	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	65.66	818	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	64.21	690	20

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.83/cwt	152.50–157.50	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.25/cwt	155.00–167.50	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.53/cwt	147.50–155.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	153.36/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	596	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.67/cwt	127.50–132.50	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	7
Bulls	—	—	1,934	102.11/cwt	91.00–121.00	1,975	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	55.12/cwt	52.00–58.00	744	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	71.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	775	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	772	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,082	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	64.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	683	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.50/cwt	56.00–58.00	627	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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