Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.77/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$134.77

51 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	145.57	746	30
Medium and Large 2	447	119.34	533	21

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $213 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 sale51 hd

134.77

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

139.84

−5.07

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	1,960	79.00	1,548	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	68.84	1,060	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	67.88	884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	59.39	661	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	70.55/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	53.73/cwt	49.00–58.00	548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	66.59/cwt	64.00–69.00	853	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	72.51/cwt	70.00–76.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	63.91/cwt	62.00–66.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.42/cwt	160.00–162.50	852	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	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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