Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.71/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$260.71

25 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$58.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	263.03	1,474	24
Medium and Large 2	520	205.00	1,066	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.03/cwt here — about $408 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 sale25 hd

260.71

—

WV average4 barns · 164 hd

247.27

+13.43

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	1,830	120.61	2,207	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	110.11	1,619	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	104.67	1,349	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	86.22	929	14

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	272.67/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,571	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	196.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	120.61/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,207	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	90.18/cwt	85.00–95.00	985	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	76.31/cwt	67.00–82.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	99.26/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,245	5

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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