Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$124.88

103 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	127.91	590	85
Medium and Large 2	476	110.59	526	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $64 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 sale103 hd

124.88

—

WV average6 barns · 785 hd

130.76

−5.88

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	—	Low	1,695	76.59	1,298	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	57.02	858	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	53.38	659	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	47.39	517	35

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.52/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.62/cwt	137.00–173.00	781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	134.27/cwt	127.50–140.00	643	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	493	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	151.19/cwt	145.00–152.50	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	192.93/cwt	191.00–196.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.26/cwt	134.00–135.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.71/cwt	142.00–170.00	828	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.61/cwt	127.50–137.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.89/cwt	170.00–177.50	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.87/cwt	132.50–157.50	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.39/cwt	110.00–132.50	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	110.72/cwt	107.00–117.50	694	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	47.06/cwt	46.00–48.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.78/cwt	52.00–60.00	671	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	43.42/cwt	40.00–46.00	475	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	57.26/cwt	45.00–66.00	750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	79.35/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,389	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.61/cwt	47.00–58.00	542	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	57.02/cwt	52.00–61.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	115.39/cwt	110.00–121.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.52/cwt	105.00–122.50	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.52/cwt	102.50–112.50	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.50	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.35/cwt	103.00–108.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	141.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.59/cwt	116.00–133.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	104.15/cwt	102.50–105.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	109.94/cwt	105.00–120.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	129.11/cwt	117.00–135.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	116.26/cwt	114.00–122.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	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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