Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 70lb feeder steer deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $194.06/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$194.06

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−0.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	194.06	1,027	9thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

194.06

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

194.06

+0.00

National average158 barns · 12,762 hd

194.60

−0.54

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	1,654	104.24	1,724	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	86.00	1,260	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	83.76	1,077	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	79.57	950	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	79.99/cwt	75.00–85.00	946	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	90.43/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,147	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	83.34/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,064	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,080	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	104.24/cwt	84.00–126.00	1,724	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	73.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	159.17/cwt	150.00–167.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	194.06/cwt	177.50–196.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	139.17/cwt	130.00–157.50	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	156.96/cwt	145.00–161.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	61.59/cwt	60.00–63.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	173.36/cwt	172.50–175.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	168.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	141.27/cwt	137.50–145.00	640	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →