Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.09/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$179.09

148 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	184.78	937	120
Medium and Large 2	489	154.70	757	28

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale148 hd

179.09

—

WV average6 barns · 794 hd

176.21

+2.88

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	1,610	109.51	1,763	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	88.11	1,178	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	83.77	1,345	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	79.02	813	17

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,807	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	533	201.67/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	197.62/cwt	190.00–212.50	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	144.78/cwt	130.00–160.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	1,567.16/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,567	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	109.51/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	69.59/cwt	60.00–78.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	89.41/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,190	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	83.77/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	84.16/cwt	73.00–91.00	903	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	196.26/cwt	172.50–220.00	1,321	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.93/cwt	155.00–162.50	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	191.11/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	155.04/cwt	140.00–162.50	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	177.93/cwt	165.00–190.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	249.93/cwt	200.00–261.00	1,295	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	631	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.36/cwt	167.50–190.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	216.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	216.42/cwt	207.50–225.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	198.91/cwt	192.50–207.50	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.24/cwt	175.00–195.00	765	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.24/cwt	161.00–167.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.99/cwt	142.50–155.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	190.24/cwt	170.00–200.00	978	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	183.96/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,026	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.29/cwt	172.50–185.00	842	15

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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