Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.96/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.21 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$121.96

5 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.86

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	347	121.96	423	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

121.96

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

111.10

+10.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−91.21

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	76.44	1,017	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	71.67	959	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	63.53	629	8thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	280	125.00/cwt	115.00–135.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	119.90/cwt	117.50–122.50	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	517	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	59.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	76.44/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	66.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	670	3

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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