Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.99/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$117.99

136 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3

$53.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.94	583	107
Medium and Large 2-3	494	106.65	527	24
Small and Medium 1-2	743	92.88	690	4thin
Large 2-3	595	68.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.94/cwt here — about $179 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 sale136 hd

117.99

—

WV average6 barns · 850 hd

123.72

−5.74

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	1,775	86.39	1,534	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	57.74	744	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	54.12	568	23

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	689	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	570	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	584	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	42.81/cwt	42.00–44.00	390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	61.35/cwt	60.00–63.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	55.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	620	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	56.35/cwt	53.00–58.00	719	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	82.44/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,481	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	100.21/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,039	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	626.45/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	117.57/cwt	112.50–127.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	85.27/cwt	83.00–87.50	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	148.42/cwt	132.50–167.50	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	99.57/cwt	96.00–103.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	764	74.45/cwt	70.00–88.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.52/cwt	132.50–142.50	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.50	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.88/cwt	122.50–130.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.50/cwt	112.50–130.00	584	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	648	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.32/cwt	115.00–122.50	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.32/cwt	137.50–155.00	628	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	123.73/cwt	112.50–130.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.37/cwt	109.00–120.00	638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	91.90/cwt	80.00–100.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	107.01/cwt	100.00–112.50	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	106.74/cwt	102.50–109.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	462	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	567	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	763	89.24/cwt	87.50–91.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.05/cwt	142.50–160.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.62/cwt	140.00–166.00	707	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.94/cwt	142.50–162.00	770	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.77/cwt	128.00–137.50	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	128.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	515	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.77/cwt	120.00–133.00	474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	160.60/cwt	158.00–162.50	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.76/cwt	156.00–160.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	795	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	595	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	105.25/cwt	105.00–106.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.50/cwt	119.00–131.00	527	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	126.89/cwt	122.50–132.50	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	847	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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