Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.93/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$203.93

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$50.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	219.99	1,249	17thin
Medium and Large 2	500	169.79	848	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.20/cwt here — about $401 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 sale25 hd

203.93

—

WV average4 barns · 94 hd

206.50

−2.57

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	1,790	114.88	2,056	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	89.49	1,443	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	88.66	1,226	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	82.49	911	13

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	186.26/cwt	185.00–187.50	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	173.28/cwt	170.00–177.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	235.24/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	174.02/cwt	167.50–180.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	135.25/cwt	128.00–142.50	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	179.95/cwt	177.00–181.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	174.23/cwt	167.50–187.50	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	223.05/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	163.90/cwt	140.00–187.50	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	114.88/cwt	99.00–124.00	2,056	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	87.85/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,204	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	84.45/cwt	79.00–90.00	951	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	75.95/cwt	75.00–78.00	784	3

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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