Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.63/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$135.63

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$28.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.35

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	153.30	1,017	7thin
Medium and Large 2	483	124.38	601	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.92/cwt here — about $416 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 sale18 hd

135.63

—

WV average3 barns · 241 hd

152.98

−17.35

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	1,935	118.39	2,291	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	88.02	1,170	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	86.40	951	11

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)	1,116	$1,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,010	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	128.78/cwt	127.50–132.50	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.56/cwt	135.00–157.50	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.42/cwt	113.00–120.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	92.13/cwt	91.00–94.00	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	85.28/cwt	83.00–88.00	952	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	88.02/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	118.39/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,291	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,375.72/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.33/cwt	122.50–130.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	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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