Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.65/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$167.65

65 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	178.94	931	41
Medium and Large 2	552	148.35	820	24

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $111 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 sale65 hd

167.65

—

WV average4 barns · 453 hd

172.80

−5.15

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	1,639	99.39	1,629	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	82.04	1,099	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	81.47	1,226	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	71.96	811	20

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.54/cwt	150.00–170.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.88/cwt	130.00–147.50	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	175.84/cwt	175.00–177.50	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	180.33/cwt	170.00–190.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	192.82/cwt	187.50–197.00	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.80/cwt	140.00–153.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	147.59/cwt	142.50–150.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.76/cwt	150.00–194.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.81/cwt	132.50–135.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.08/cwt	153.00–157.00	801	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	75.72/cwt	73.00–80.00	896	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	81.47/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	80.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,043	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	86.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,214	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	67.37/cwt	61.00–71.00	714	9
Bulls	—	—	1,639	99.39/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	132.59/cwt	127.50–140.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	701	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	174.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.29/cwt	137.50–140.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	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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