Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1751.00/cwt feeder bull deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.67/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$229.67

56 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$45.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	234.53	1,219	50
Medium and Large 2	575	189.17	1,088	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.36/cwt here — about $131 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 sale56 hd

229.67

—

WV average5 barns · 228 hd

239.71

−10.04

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	1,731	123.58	2,139	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	96.18	1,278	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	95.45	1,507	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	82.75	908	27

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,300	106.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	123.58/cwt	110.00–132.00	2,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	204.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	185.23/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	217.55/cwt	200.00–225.00	825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	251.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.02/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	230.02/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	226.92/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	220.79/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	234.90/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	193.33/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	226.93/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,028	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	94.04/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,255	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	90.18/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	86.59/cwt	80.00–92.00	978	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	76.22/cwt	71.00–79.00	794	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,632	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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