Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.10/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$116.10

16 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.82

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	133.75	693	4thin
Medium and Large 2	585	110.22	645	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $48 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 sale16 hd

116.10

—

WV average5 barns · 122 hd

128.92

−12.82

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	1,656	100.34	1,662	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	83.00	1,158	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	80.50	1,230	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	67.79	749	5thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.47/cwt	113.00–117.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	109.86/cwt	102.00–117.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	75.49/cwt	73.00–78.00	872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	62.65/cwt	59.00–66.00	672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	100.34/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,662	6

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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