Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.81/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$132.81

8 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	136.25	953	6thin
Medium and Large 2	645	122.50	790	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $162 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 sale8 hd

132.81

—

WV average5 barns · 78 hd

137.34

−4.52

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	78.37	1,023	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	71.40	852	5thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	72.66/cwt	71.00–75.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →