Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.40/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$223.40

118 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$59.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	227.93	1,285	109
Medium and Large 2	480	168.59	809	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.34/cwt here — about $476 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 sale118 hd

223.40

—

WV average4 barns · 138 hd

217.61

+5.80

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	1,860	109.76	2,042	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	91.77	1,386	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	90.23	1,188	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	85.65	927	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,596	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	222.14/cwt	218.00–224.50	1,377	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	224.83/cwt	205.00–230.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	177.45/cwt	175.00–182.50	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	174.94/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	234.57/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,271	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	172.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,637.53/head	1,460.00–1,900.00	1,638	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	109.76/cwt	109.50–110.00	2,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	84.42/cwt	80.00–91.00	889	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,028	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	91.77/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,386	2

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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