Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.17/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$183.17

47 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$61.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	200.13	1,102	30
Medium and Large 1-2	466	156.94	731	13thin
Large 1	330	150.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	138.17	649	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.97/cwt here — about $452 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 sale47 hd

183.17

—

WV average4 barns · 178 hd

170.46

+12.71

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	1,881	105.27	1,980	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	89.00	1,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	87.12	1,125	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	73.33	785	3thin

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	92.62/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,105	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,881	105.27/cwt	93.00–125.00	1,980	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	942.69/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	9,559	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,997	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.98/cwt	137.50–140.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	145.18/cwt	130.00–157.50	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	150.88/cwt	122.50–160.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	116.25/cwt	112.50–120.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,099	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Steers	Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.19/cwt	142.50–150.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	168.16/cwt	167.50–170.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.73/cwt	130.00–157.50	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.54/cwt	140.00–147.50	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.14/cwt	140.00–159.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	86.02/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,128	10

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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