Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.80/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$184.80

32 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	187.62	1,052	27
Medium and Large 2	565	169.55	958	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $94 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 sale32 hd

184.80

—

WV average4 barns · 181 hd

198.29

−13.49

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	1,392	108.51	1,510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	104.00	1,585	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	95.82	1,268	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	84.61	899	27

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	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	201.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	230.24/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	245.03/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	226.55/cwt	200.00–250.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	194.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	167.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	108.51/cwt	74.00–132.00	1,510	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,054	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	78.48/cwt	74.00–83.00	785	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	92.56/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,233	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	88.14/cwt	83.00–95.00	977	15

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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