Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Greater run than compared to last by 100 head or more. Strong demand with firm prices for quality Feeders, Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Baby calves up to $290 per head, heiferettes, $125 per cwt.

This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.04/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$175.04

62 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	186.48	829	19thin
Medium and Large 1	478	181.67	869	24
Medium 2	440	155.23	683	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $145 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 sale62 hd

175.04

—

WV average6 barns · 288 hd

178.52

−3.48

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	1,460	95.64	1,396	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	83.46	1,063	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	81.34	966	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	68.55	725	10

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)	1,160	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,773	$1,592	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	616	161.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	3
Steers	Large 3	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	210.23/cwt	185.00–235.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	195.79/cwt	170.00–207.50	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	181.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.82/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	223.69/cwt	222.50–225.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	189.98/cwt	187.50–195.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	148.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	182.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	160.17/cwt	159.00–165.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	177.71/cwt	165.00–197.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	168.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	183.44/cwt	170.00–192.50	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	466	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	74.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	60.24/cwt	52.00–76.00	678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	83.46/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,063	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	79.81/cwt	72.00–84.00	927	10
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.64/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,138.42/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,138	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →