Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.17/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$117.17

49 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	122.09	582	32
Medium and Large 2	455	107.92	491	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $91 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 sale49 hd

117.17

—

WV average6 barns · 393 hd

122.52

−5.35

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	1,689	82.83	1,399	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	55.69	701	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	53.00	784	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	48.45	520	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$881	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$710	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Fleshy	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	114.29/cwt	90.00–126.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.60/cwt	127.50–132.50	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	117.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.96/cwt	107.50–135.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	881.18/head	775.00–1,050.00	881	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	55.18/cwt	50.00–60.00	712	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	82.83/cwt	70.00–97.00	1,399	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	53.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	46.76/cwt	42.00–58.00	500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	119.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.93/cwt	118.00–127.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	132.36/cwt	122.50–137.00	491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	140.12/cwt	137.50–141.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	130.59/cwt	122.50–135.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	148.00/cwt	146.00–149.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	105.00–112.50	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	247	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.09/cwt	135.00–153.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	106.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.62/cwt	120.00–142.50	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	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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