Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.55/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$201.55

29 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$33.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	212.00	1,087	20
Medium and Large 2	573	178.33	1,022	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $65 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 sale29 hd

201.55

—

WV average5 barns · 173 hd

213.01

−11.46

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	1,576	121.79	1,919	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	102.77	1,373	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	93.32	1,537	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	92.78	1,047	33

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	228.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	226.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	223.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	186.78/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	184.57/cwt	175.00–195.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,182	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,509	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	97.96/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,280	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	108.40/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,469	10
Bulls	—	—	1,576	121.79/cwt	100.00–147.50	1,919	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	85.43/cwt	81.00–89.00	907	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	96.43/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,125	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	223.88/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	236.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1

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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