Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.26/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$168.26

78 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	172.46	966	65
Medium and Large 2	451	147.25	664	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $303 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 sale78 hd

168.26

—

WV average7 barns · 986 hd

173.17

−4.90

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	1,676	96.54	1,618	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	81.48	1,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	80.22	1,020	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	71.15	782	37

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.64/cwt	130.00–160.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	113.75/cwt	107.50–120.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	152.54/cwt	130.00–156.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	96.54/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,618	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	78.24/cwt	75.00–82.00	992	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	66.02/cwt	55.00–74.00	694	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	83.90/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,071	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	77.89/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,094	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	86.50/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,161	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	74.52/cwt	62.00–78.00	836	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.80/cwt	130.00–157.50	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.19/cwt	132.50–140.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	153.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	143.62/cwt	125.00–155.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.96/cwt	140.00–165.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	162.07/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	198.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	197.01/cwt	182.50–210.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	172.00/cwt	153.00–182.50	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.38/cwt	182.50–212.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	161.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.86/cwt	175.00–182.50	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	829	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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