Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.49/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$147.49

29 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$17.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.32

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	154.66	777	17thin
Medium and Large 2	468	137.33	642	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.34/cwt here — about $135 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 sale29 hd

147.49

—

WV average6 barns · 145 hd

171.81

−24.32

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	1,664	115.12	1,916	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	94.45	1,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	91.00	1,338	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	81.67	887	19

Every lot, as filed

31 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 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.18/cwt	132.50–150.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.40/cwt	145.00–157.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.05/cwt	149.00–172.50	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	213.54/cwt	205.00–222.50	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	136.64/cwt	132.50–142.50	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.91/cwt	150.00–167.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	115.12/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,916	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	85.84/cwt	80.00–92.00	973	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	72.63/cwt	65.00–80.00	714	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	90.73/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	98.17/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,375	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	87.00/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,225	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,456	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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