Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.19/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$142.19

8 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	152.00	719	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	125.83	648	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $71 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

142.19

—

WV average4 barns · 254 hd

171.56

−29.38

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	1,870	110.04	2,058	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	80.63	1,268	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	79.70	1,054	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	76.81	910	24

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	620	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	110.04/cwt	96.00–125.00	2,058	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,217	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	80.75/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,067	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	80.63/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,268	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	78.40/cwt	72.00–83.00	923	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	84.34/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,048	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	63.64/cwt	59.00–69.00	724	5

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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