Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.97/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$146.97

24 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	151.60	611	15thin
Medium and Large 2	387	139.25	539	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $72 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 sale24 hd

146.97

—

WV average5 barns · 196 hd

154.63

−7.66

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	1,485	110.00	1,634	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	87.83	1,131	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	87.12	1,274	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	78.69	840	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	152.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.48/cwt	167.50–177.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.48/cwt	162.50–170.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.57/cwt	127.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.72/cwt	145.00–147.50	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	86.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,217	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	91.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	85.74/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	76.02/cwt	71.00–79.00	784	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	83.35/cwt	82.00–85.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,634	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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