Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.85/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$123.85

34 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	124.70	631	30
Medium and Large 2	510	117.50	600	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $32 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 sale34 hd

123.85

—

WV average5 barns · 167 hd

143.61

−19.76

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	1,790	123.88	2,217	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	100.12	1,192	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	91.04	1,249	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	88.44	952	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,350	6

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	525	146.96/cwt	140.00–157.50	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	115.63/cwt	110.00–117.50	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	126.54/cwt	122.50–135.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	177.37/cwt	135.00–184.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.04/cwt	153.00–170.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	128.92/cwt	117.50–131.00	567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.79/cwt	117.50–131.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,349.90/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	123.88/cwt	113.00–128.00	2,217	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	78.79/cwt	74.00–84.00	868	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	88.41/cwt	82.00–97.00	912	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	100.09/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,180	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,222	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	107.36/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	95.30/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,065	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	87.74/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,261	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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