Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.81/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$128.81

26 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	135.44	595	15thin
Medium and Large 2	491	119.77	588	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $7 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 sale26 hd

128.81

—

WV average4 barns · 129 hd

125.97

+2.84

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	1,790	76.44	1,368	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	76.10	1,167	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	70.98	894	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	62.71	727	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	246	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	76.44/cwt	62.00–84.00	1,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	69.77/cwt	69.00–72.00	870	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	77.80/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,192	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	52.73/cwt	47.00–59.00	590	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	65.26/cwt	59.00–69.00	752	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	75.63/cwt	74.00–79.00	953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.01/cwt	132.50–135.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	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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