Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.93/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$135.93

35 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	139.04	848	27
Medium and Large 2	640	125.44	803	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $45 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 sale35 hd

135.93

—

WV average4 barns · 193 hd

145.22

−9.29

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	1,538	114.28	1,758	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	97.21	1,197	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	90.26	1,174	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	88.54	906	17

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	166.51/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.63/cwt	145.00–147.50	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.27/cwt	121.00–127.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.93/cwt	122.50–130.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.51/cwt	130.00–142.50	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.74/cwt	115.00–147.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	826	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	26,290	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	114.28/cwt	98.00–127.00	1,758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	98.67/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,242	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	84.65/cwt	77.00–90.00	863	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	92.91/cwt	86.00–98.00	956	8

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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