Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.28/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$138.28

9 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	147.00	891	6thin
Medium and Large 2	505	120.83	610	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $281 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 sale9 hd

138.28

—

WV average5 barns · 116 hd

137.99

+0.29

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	1,593	113.18	1,803	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	91.00	1,165	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	89.08	1,399	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	78.83	836	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,308	3thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	891	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	78.83/cwt	78.00–81.00	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	113.18/cwt	102.00–123.00	1,803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,022	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	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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