Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.40/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$179.40

26 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.74

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	189.59	867	19thin
Medium and Large 2	463	151.76	703	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $164 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 sale26 hd

179.40

—

WV average5 barns · 155 hd

169.66

+9.74

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	1,553	106.64	1,656	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	85.73	1,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	84.76	1,112	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	80.24	864	27

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)	1,380	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,889	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.32/cwt	165.00–185.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	190.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	180.04/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	194.91/cwt	180.00–205.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	227.88/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	227.23/cwt	220.00–235.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.00/cwt	120.00–137.50	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	158.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	214.39/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	392	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	158.72/cwt	152.50–165.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	190.74/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	188.44/cwt	180.00–205.00	773	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	1,685.87/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,686	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,064	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	85.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	83.29/cwt	79.00–88.00	900	18
Bulls	—	—	1,553	106.64/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,656	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	74.15/cwt	70.00–78.00	792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	84.79/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,095	9

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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