Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.60/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$144.60

16 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$26.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	154.62	899	10thin
Medium and Large 2	523	127.92	669	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.70/cwt here — about $230 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 sale16 hd

144.60

—

WV average5 barns · 165 hd

147.41

−2.81

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	1,755	109.44	1,921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	85.67	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	85.20	1,130	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	78.68	882	23

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	83.54/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,366	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	89.93/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	84.19/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	109.44/cwt	92.00–123.00	1,921	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	78.68/cwt	74.00–86.00	887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	89.78/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.61/cwt	60.00–73.00	730	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	86.59/cwt	85.00–89.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1

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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