Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$131.84

115 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$5.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	133.01	677	92
Medium and Large 2	469	127.16	596	23

One grade step is worth $5.85/cwt here — about $80 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 sale115 hd

131.84

—

WV average5 barns · 775 hd

135.22

−3.38

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	71.71	1,173	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	71.50	1,097	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	70.73	878	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	54.54	582	26

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,020	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	62.58/cwt	60.00–66.00	696	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	31.93/cwt	10.00–49.00	304	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	68.50/cwt	63.00–74.00	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	74.45/cwt	72.00–79.00	914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.50/cwt	50.00–59.00	581	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	76.24/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,218	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	64.17/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.87/cwt	125.00–160.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	174.93/cwt	170.00–177.50	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	147.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	146.04/cwt	110.00–162.50	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	118.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	95.86/cwt	90.00–105.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.30/cwt	140.00–177.50	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	104.16/cwt	91.00–115.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.05/cwt	150.00–162.50	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	188.27/cwt	177.50–207.50	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.06/cwt	150.00–162.50	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	194.47/cwt	180.00–196.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.90/cwt	132.50–157.00	940	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	117.77/cwt	108.00–127.50	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.04/cwt	122.50–137.50	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.74/cwt	120.00–140.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	154.65/cwt	130.00–165.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	188.96/cwt	155.00–200.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	139.87/cwt	130.00–152.50	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.76/cwt	128.00–130.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.03/cwt	122.50–145.00	625	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.13/cwt	127.50–136.00	756	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	134.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	142.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.25/cwt	120.00–132.50	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.07/cwt	117.50–122.50	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	81.48/cwt	80.00–86.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.62/cwt	120.00–164.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	837	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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