Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$120.00

52 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	125.66	640	29
Medium and Large 2	476	112.86	537	23

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $103 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 sale52 hd

120.00

—

WV average4 barns · 291 hd

122.50

−2.51

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	1,766	74.59	1,317	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	55.14	764	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	49.32	629	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	35.92	367	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	87.50	1,221	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	80.00	964	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	573	108.90/cwt	105.00–112.50	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.16/cwt	142.50–165.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.10/cwt	162.50–177.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	584	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	142	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	39.49/cwt	34.00–44.00	437	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	49.32/cwt	46.00–53.00	629	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	55.14/cwt	53.00–59.00	764	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	807	28.13/cwt	27.50–29.00	227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	76.42/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,454	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	665.29/cwt	625.00–710.00	8,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	125.51/cwt	114.00–137.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	111.89/cwt	110.00–112.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.76/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	117.36/cwt	100.00–126.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.78/cwt	136.00–147.50	621	2

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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