Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.79/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$119.79

61 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	123.88	583	39
Medium and Large 2	428	113.15	484	21
Medium and Large 1-2	485	100.00	485	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $98 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 sale61 hd

119.79

—

WV average3 barns · 286 hd

126.35

−6.55

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	1,813	79.16	1,435	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	56.18	747	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	54.85	715	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	46.73	502	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.60/cwt	145.00–147.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.38/cwt	127.50–147.50	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.77/cwt	145.00–162.50	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	138.68/cwt	137.50–140.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	139.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	115.01/cwt	107.50–125.00	308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.51/cwt	116.00–130.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.34/cwt	117.50–135.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	125.67/cwt	117.50–133.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.50	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.16/cwt	114.00–117.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	44.15/cwt	39.00–49.00	455	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	79.16/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,435	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	55.42/cwt	55.00–57.00	732	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	53.62/cwt	50.00–56.00	708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	51.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	589	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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