Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.35/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$177.35

16 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.59

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	181.88	1,107	12thin
Medium and Large 2	638	163.75	1,044	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $62 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 sale16 hd

177.35

—

WV average4 barns · 51 hd

191.94

−14.59

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	1,618	128.88	2,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	98.88	1,280	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	92.63	943	15

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	97.66/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	93.79/cwt	86.00–99.00	969	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	79.96/cwt	75.00–85.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	128.88/cwt	84.00–145.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	222.29/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	171.25/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.50	780	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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