Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All steers and heifers marked Medium and Large 1-2's are long time weaned and double vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.78/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$177.78

86 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$37.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	188.84	985	21
Medium and Large 1-2	645	182.30	1,175	48
Medium and Large 2	471	151.36	713	17thin

One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about $271 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 sale86 hd

177.78

—

WV average5 barns · 1,241 hd

168.16

+9.61

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	1,663	99.76	1,659	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	80.37	1,170	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	79.00	980	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	63.36	595	17

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$925	2thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$771	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,533	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,190	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.90/cwt	137.50–155.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.04/cwt	125.00–157.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	156.27/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.59/cwt	165.00–180.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	67.64/cwt	64.00–72.00	699	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	75.00/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.33/cwt	73.00–79.00	794	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	55.69/cwt	48.00–60.00	474	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	83.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,203	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	82.54/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,074	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	910	9
Bulls	—	—	1,663	99.76/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,659	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	770.96/head	550.00–850.00	771	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	924.55/head	810.00–1,000.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,320.11/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	138.81/cwt	136.00–145.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.11/cwt	132.50–162.50	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.25/cwt	125.00–137.50	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.78/cwt	120.00–153.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	130.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	143.64/cwt	130.00–146.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	129.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.66/cwt	148.00–152.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,198	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.76/cwt	122.50–145.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	194.86/cwt	165.00–201.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	852	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.

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