Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.41/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$118.41

92 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	120.61	596	72
Medium and Large 2	476	110.51	527	20

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $70 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 sale92 hd

118.41

—

WV average5 barns · 256 hd

118.94

−0.53

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	1,751	76.19	1,334	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	56.27	718	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	52.63	569	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	52.16	775	8thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	46.72/cwt	44.00–49.00	468	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	60.50/cwt	58.00–64.00	672	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	806	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	54.87/cwt	50.00–60.00	696	15
Bulls	—	—	1,751	76.19/cwt	58.00–89.00	1,334	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	53.50/cwt	50.00–58.00	593	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	46.60/cwt	45.00–48.00	683	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.53/cwt	115.00–155.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.61/cwt	137.00–147.50	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.93/cwt	120.00–144.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	142.05/cwt	137.00–147.50	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.55/cwt	102.50–130.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.91/cwt	110.00–137.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.96/cwt	115.00–130.00	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	110.62/cwt	100.00–115.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.51/cwt	105.00–122.50	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	119.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	146.47/cwt	130.00–152.50	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	96.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	115.14/cwt	112.50–117.50	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	122.17/cwt	122.00–122.50	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	123.22/cwt	122.50–124.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.05/cwt	120.00–127.50	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	91.45/cwt	80.00–102.50	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	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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