Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.59/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$133.59

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$15.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	139.87	757	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	124.17	689	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.70/cwt here — about $68 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 sale15 hd

133.59

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

148.68

−15.09

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	1,820	106.00	1,929	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	89.78	1,402	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	86.63	1,172	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	76.94	807	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	193.80/cwt	192.50–195.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	737	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	64.26/cwt	56.00–70.00	662	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	85.96/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	88.47/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,383	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	80.93/cwt	75.00–85.00	848	6

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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