Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.58/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$171.58

17 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	181.25	1,036	8thin
Medium and Large 2	445	162.98	725	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $311 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 sale17 hd

171.58

—

WV average5 barns · 137 hd

186.18

−14.60

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	1,708	120.61	2,060	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	107.50	1,690	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	103.56	1,438	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	90.86	1,000	16

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,044	81.96/cwt	72.00–87.00	856	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	98.08/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	94.45/cwt	86.00–106.00	1,064	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	120.61/cwt	117.50–127.50	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	495	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	221.73/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	150.98/cwt	140.00–162.50	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	163.61/cwt	157.00–170.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.59/cwt	165.00–180.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	162.34/cwt	152.50–172.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	2

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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