Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.93/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$168.93

46 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	170.39	1,210	41
Medium and Large 2	579	156.92	909	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $301 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 sale46 hd

168.93

—

WV average4 barns · 342 hd

177.52

−8.60

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	1,813	105.15	1,906	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	90.20	1,383	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	88.96	1,109	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	82.89	980	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	181.69/cwt	162.50–187.50	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	157.82/cwt	137.50–167.50	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	148.54/cwt	135.00–162.50	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	164.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,464	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	173.74/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.33/cwt	127.50–145.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	105.15/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,906	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,242	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	91.80/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	87.29/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,024	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	83.29/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,011	7

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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