Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.12/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$151.12

15 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	160.00	850	4thin
Medium and Large 2	585	147.90	865	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale15 hd

151.12

—

WV average5 barns · 118 hd

171.91

−20.78

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	1,783	128.29	2,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	112.50	1,780	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	106.84	1,355	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	89.04	917	13

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)	1,165	$1,632	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	857	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	151.17/cwt	130.00–161.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	188.75/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.25/cwt	147.00–147.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,672.70/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	128.29/cwt	115.00–145.00	2,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	641	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	91.06/cwt	85.00–98.00	984	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	98.92/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	111.79/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,417	8

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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