Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.56/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$177.56

34 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.40

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	178.61	975	31
Medium and Large 2	358	166.67	597	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $377 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 sale34 hd

177.56

—

WV average3 barns · 122 hd

156.16

+21.40

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	1,686	111.72	1,884	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	89.63	1,373	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	88.57	1,131	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	84.24	968	17

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,184	92.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,091	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	85.03/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	111.72/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,884	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	95.83/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	703	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.70/cwt	175.00–182.50	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,037	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	551	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	639	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	84.94/cwt	77.00–91.00	975	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	86.64/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	92.62/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,360	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	74.73/cwt	74.00–76.00	836	4

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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