Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.47/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$147.47

37 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$3.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	148.14	823	29
Medium and Large 2	459	145.06	665	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.08/cwt here — about $158 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 sale37 hd

147.47

—

WV average2 barns · 41 hd

144.28

+3.19

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	1,500	89.40	1,341	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	67.85	803	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	65.20	994	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	56.21	534	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	733	83.97	616	2thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	104.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	162.70/cwt	150.00–175.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	187.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	773	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	56.21/cwt	52.00–60.00	534	2
Heifers	Select	—	733	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	89.40/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	67.85/cwt	60.00–75.00	803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	65.20/cwt	62.50–68.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	150.28/cwt	145.00–152.50	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	113.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	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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