Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$143.20

5 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.31

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	160.00	588	2thin
Medium and Large 2	583	132.00	770	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale5 hd

143.20

—

WV average4 barns · 320 hd

165.51

−22.31

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	1,400	88.00	1,232	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	92.25	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	92.08	1,274	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	78.53	853	13

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,224	3thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	1,199.06/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	93.62/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,327	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	82.64/cwt	78.00–87.00	990	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	70.27/cwt	59.00–78.00	666	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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