Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.12/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$137.12

7 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	147.45	739	4thin
Medium and Large 2	307	123.33	378	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $361 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 sale7 hd

137.12

—

WV average2 barns · 16 hd

136.90

+0.21

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	1,495	84.00	1,256	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	83.47	1,166	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	80.50	1,183	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	69.09	724	11

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	81.27/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	86.40/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	74.07/cwt	73.00–77.00	855	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	83.15/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	59.48/cwt	56.00–64.00	534	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	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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