Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.78/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$165.78

15 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	170.61	668	11thin
Medium and Large 2	460	152.50	702	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale15 hd

165.78

—

WV average2 barns · 106 hd

177.03

−11.25

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	1,416	100.58	1,424	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	88.00	1,074	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	86.00	1,409	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	78.38	834	13

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	73.25/cwt	70.00–76.00	799	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	82.77/cwt	78.00–86.00	862	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	86.00/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,416	100.58/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	173.64/cwt	162.50–185.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	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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