Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1001.00 per cwt slaughter cow deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.82/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$246.82

47 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.10

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	246.82	1,397	47

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

246.82

—

WV average6 barns · 421 hd

229.71

+17.10

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	1,540	123.76	1,906	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	106.23	1,404	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	102.85	1,649	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	94.58	1,041	10

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	102.85/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	112.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	104.09/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,351	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	87.34/cwt	83.00–92.00	918	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	99.41/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,126	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	123.76/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	244.44/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	270.32/cwt	240.00–300.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	199.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	157.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	150.00–180.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	235.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	213.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	248.04/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	280.17/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	275.65/cwt	250.00–285.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	225.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	183.62/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,078	7

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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