Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.60/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$137.60

46 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	140.40	762	35
Medium and Large 2	414	128.71	533	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $229 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 sale46 hd

137.60

—

WV average4 barns · 207 hd

142.79

−5.19

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	2,016	93.46	1,884	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	87.50	1,275	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	81.99	1,080	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	70.19	776	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.32/cwt	127.50–150.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.17/cwt	130.00–155.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.06/cwt	132.50–140.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.38/cwt	110.00–130.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	587	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.02/cwt	137.50–147.50	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.83/cwt	132.50–152.50	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	171.51/cwt	168.00–175.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.98/cwt	182.50–187.50	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	149.08/cwt	143.00–157.50	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.94/cwt	125.00–147.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.78/cwt	160.00–195.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	169.20/cwt	167.50–170.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	124.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	93.33/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,188	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	862	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	2,016	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	83.25/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,099	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	74.58/cwt	70.00–83.00	811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	64.70/cwt	58.00–74.00	730	8

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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