Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.25/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$123.25

24 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	133.94	669	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	116.84	635	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $34 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

123.25

—

WV average4 barns · 236 hd

135.93

−12.68

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	1,912	94.83	1,813	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	76.36	959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,604	75.61	1,213	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	64.97	738	15

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2	—	788	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.90/cwt	117.50–145.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.73/cwt	102.50–105.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	94.83/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	80.77/cwt	77.00–86.00	970	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	79.14/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,092	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	73.25/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,284	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	57.64/cwt	56.00–61.00	639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	65.76/cwt	60.00–72.00	721	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,046	2

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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