Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.35/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$125.35

66 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$14.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	129.46	615	47
Medium and Large 2	491	115.19	565	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $50 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 sale66 hd

125.35

—

WV average8 barns · 2,287 hd

130.27

−4.92

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	—	High	1,721	80.42	1,384	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	53.65	788	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	52.78	661	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,092	48.45	529	32

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	684	112.46/cwt	102.50–115.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.25/cwt	160.00–160.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.53/cwt	122.50–135.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.19/cwt	127.50–137.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.59/cwt	162.50–170.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.04/cwt	142.50–157.00	854	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	138.18/cwt	125.00–145.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	42.05/cwt	41.00–43.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	49.62/cwt	45.00–55.00	552	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	53.65/cwt	52.00–58.00	788	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	52.54/cwt	49.00–55.00	674	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	45.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	58.69/cwt	57.00–61.00	690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	79.04/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,353	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.08/cwt	132.50–155.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	155.74/cwt	150.00–157.50	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	125.71/cwt	120.00–132.50	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	108.50/cwt	102.50–115.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	106.61/cwt	95.00–112.50	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	131.57/cwt	127.50–136.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	127.43/cwt	122.00–134.00	405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.55/cwt	122.50–138.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	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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