Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.47/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$176.47

69 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	183.28	878	57
Medium and Large 2	378	144.71	547	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	137.50	626	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $252 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 sale69 hd

176.47

—

WV average5 barns · 281 hd

185.36

−8.89

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	1,665	101.04	1,682	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	90.00	1,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	88.52	1,173	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	79.66	863	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	186.46/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,078	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	219.17/cwt	197.50–230.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	165.81/cwt	157.50–180.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.16/cwt	155.00–180.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	183.69/cwt	177.50–190.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	142.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	179.40/cwt	160.00–195.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	181.58/cwt	167.50–189.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.00/cwt	150.00–195.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.24/cwt	150.00–180.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	183.74/cwt	182.50–185.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	65.22/cwt	62.00–70.00	710	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	98.90/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	84.49/cwt	81.00–90.00	923	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	86.10/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	177.66/cwt	147.50–197.50	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	184.83/cwt	175.00–195.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	211.56/cwt	200.00–240.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	225.57/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	213.71/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	573	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	—	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1

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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