Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.92/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$126.92

54 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	130.81	634	36
Medium and Large 2	521	119.13	620	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $14 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 sale54 hd

126.92

—

WV average5 barns · 204 hd

128.59

−1.67

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	1,526	93.62	1,429	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	68.59	855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	66.27	709	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	66.21	993	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	623	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.33/cwt	117.50–123.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.50	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	114.96/cwt	110.00–117.50	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	111.19/cwt	107.50–113.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	186.71/cwt	180.00–192.50	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.50	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.50	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	93.62/cwt	84.00–110.00	1,429	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.21/cwt	63.00–69.00	993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	64.95/cwt	60.00–69.00	705	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	71.99/cwt	70.00–75.00	718	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	67.39/cwt	65.00–69.00	832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	72.05/cwt	70.00–73.00	925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	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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