Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.48/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$162.48

27 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	168.68	882	20
Medium and Large 2	542	144.76	784	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $98 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 sale27 hd

162.48

—

WV average5 barns · 455 hd

163.87

−1.39

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	1,719	101.12	1,738	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	88.83	1,115	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	82.54	918	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	81.33	1,177	3thin

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)	990	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$881	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	144.78/cwt	132.50–157.50	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	146.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.03/cwt	132.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	75.06/cwt	66.00–83.00	769	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	92.62/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	84.23/cwt	77.00–89.00	949	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	76.46/cwt	76.00–77.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	99.02/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	86.21/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,097	10
Bulls	—	—	1,719	101.12/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,738	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	881.32/head	800.00–975.00	881	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	847	3

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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