Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.68/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$126.68

14 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	134.20	703	5thin
Medium and Large 2	511	122.51	626	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $77 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 sale14 hd

126.68

—

WV average6 barns · 113 hd

145.14

−18.45

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	1,523	96.12	1,464	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	90.74	1,060	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	88.00	1,173	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	77.84	822	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	165.00/cwt	162.50–167.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	96.12/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	92.85/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,032	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	82.44/cwt	81.00–83.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	86.71/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	62.07/cwt	60.00–65.00	536	2

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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