Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.12/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$147.12

58 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$39.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	156.00	974	45
Medium and Large 2	601	116.37	700	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.64/cwt here — about $274 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 sale58 hd

147.12

—

WV average3 barns · 180 hd

151.30

−4.18

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	1,624	100.00	1,624	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	69.00	1,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	68.70	869	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	66.53	736	23

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	286	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	172.61/cwt	167.50–177.50	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	154.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	135.92/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	596	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.25/cwt	150.00–162.50	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	95.31/cwt	82.00–112.50	1,559	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	951	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	64.92/cwt	60.50–69.00	693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	71.73/cwt	70.00–74.00	813	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	56.85/cwt	56.00–57.50	663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	75.30/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,035	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.76/cwt	147.50–155.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	153.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,087	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.10/cwt	117.50–122.50	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	129.75/cwt	126.00–132.50	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	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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