Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-13

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 $162.59/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$162.59

39 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.62

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	172.67	900	24
Medium and Large 2	532	146.46	780	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $121 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 sale39 hd

162.59

—

WV average6 barns · 261 hd

181.20

−18.62

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	1,623	109.92	1,784	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	90.80	1,221	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	89.00	1,442	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	85.84	927	22

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)	1,189	$2,101	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,088	2thin

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	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.17/cwt	147.50–175.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	226.40/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.45/cwt	142.50–157.50	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	134.73/cwt	115.00–145.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	149.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.67/cwt	162.50–187.50	845	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,087.50/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,353.47/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,353	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	109.92/cwt	98.00–130.00	1,784	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	97.43/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	87.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	952	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	95.41/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,096	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	76.01/cwt	64.00–81.00	781	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	88.59/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,155	6

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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