Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.95/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$141.95

20 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	143.84	703	16thin
Medium and Large 2	404	134.39	543	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $160 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 sale20 hd

141.95

—

WV average3 barns · 39 hd

135.02

+6.93

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	1,615	106.58	1,721	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	81.50	1,308	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	75.23	904	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	71.16	797	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$957	6

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	375	149.90/cwt	142.50–157.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	140.11/cwt	125.00–152.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.80/cwt	100.00–127.50	726	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	138.22/cwt	132.50–155.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.23/cwt	137.50–145.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	153.37/cwt	152.50–155.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	111.66/cwt	110.00–112.50	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.12/cwt	142.00–142.50	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	957.00/head	880.00–1,060.00	957	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	106.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	73.94/cwt	70.00–77.00	890	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	78.47/cwt	78.00–79.00	938	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,308	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	76.29/cwt	72.00–79.00	891	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	67.32/cwt	66.00–69.00	730	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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