Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.59/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$139.59

100 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$14.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	144.70	774	64
Medium and Large 2	499	130.50	651	36

One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd

139.59

—

WV average7 barns · 722 hd

151.20

−11.61

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	1,636	101.00	1,653	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	82.20	1,327	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	80.09	1,001	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	66.17	692	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,118	83.16	930	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	785	72.00	565	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Select	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	65.71/cwt	60.00–68.00	682	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	74.77/cwt	71.00–79.00	834	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	77.70/cwt	74.00–80.00	936	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,118	83.16/cwt	82.00–84.00	930	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	83.16/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,088	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	105.48/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	92.05/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	42.63/cwt	37.00–50.00	400	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	82.84/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	88.03/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.63/cwt	140.00–170.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	172.56/cwt	150.00–197.50	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	153.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	128.48/cwt	122.50–137.50	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.73/cwt	117.50–142.50	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.30/cwt	140.00–142.50	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.89/cwt	110.00–125.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.89/cwt	115.00–142.50	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	161.92/cwt	142.50–180.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.72/cwt	100.00–130.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	148.69/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	160.92/cwt	155.00–164.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.65/cwt	142.50–157.50	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.41/cwt	120.00–162.50	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.23/cwt	120.00–175.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	82.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.60/cwt	120.00–167.50	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.15/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	188.34/cwt	180.00–197.50	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	194.57/cwt	175.00–212.50	922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	175.05/cwt	172.50–177.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	161.83/cwt	140.00–170.50	1,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	148.82/cwt	130.00–152.50	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.91/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	175.54/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	140.03/cwt	120.00–150.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.98/cwt	130.00–150.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	151.81/cwt	130.00–162.50	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	131.59/cwt	120.00–139.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	3

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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