Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.20/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −31.97 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$181.20

14 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	195.30	923	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	170.63	930	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale14 hd

181.20

—

WV average5 barns · 81 hd

175.68

+5.52

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−31.97

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	1,790	114.24	2,045	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	104.88	1,406	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	96.52	1,115	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	95.13	1,492	3thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	96.53/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,128	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	114.24/cwt	109.00–123.00	2,045	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	103.36/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	98.19/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.21/cwt	150.00–170.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	198.39/cwt	187.50–210.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1

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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