Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$132.50

17 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	137.50	669	13thin
Medium and Large 2	504	116.25	586	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $84 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 sale17 hd

132.50

—

WV average4 barns · 141 hd

130.89

+1.61

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	1,608	98.24	1,580	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	75.86	1,014	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	73.00	1,219	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	66.02	725	27

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)	1,395	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$880	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	80.49/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,049	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	938	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	56.11/cwt	50.00–60.00	489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	72.16/cwt	71.00–73.00	883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	66.82/cwt	62.00–70.00	750	16
Bulls	—	—	1,608	98.24/cwt	89.00–114.00	1,580	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.71/cwt	132.50–150.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	172.58/cwt	167.50–177.50	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	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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