Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.39/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$172.39

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.86

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	199.45	988	9thin
Medium and Large 2	580	158.86	921	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $67 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 sale27 hd

172.39

—

WV average5 barns · 181 hd

199.25

−26.86

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	1,637	117.80	1,928	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	94.33	1,290	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	91.61	1,431	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	83.48	924	13

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	148.78/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	177.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	161.06/cwt	152.50–180.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	176.74/cwt	135.00–190.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	206.64/cwt	205.00–210.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	201.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	154.20/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	117.80/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,928	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	91.22/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,252	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	86.13/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,389	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	89.62/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,019	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	79.65/cwt	75.00–85.00	867	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	94.46/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,395	3

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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