Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.42/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$211.42

121 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$31.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	217.35	1,043	98
Medium and Large 2	529	186.14	985	23

One grade step is worth $31.21/cwt here — about $58 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 sale121 hd

211.42

—

WV average5 barns · 345 hd

215.80

−4.39

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	1,568	129.13	2,025	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	110.12	1,443	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	103.33	1,624	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	95.31	1,049	31

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	187.46/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	202.50/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	181.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.51/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	219.82/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,053	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	191.87/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	189.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,297	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	129.13/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,025	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	105.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,364	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	116.19/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	103.33/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	97.67/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,110	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	84.08/cwt	76.00–89.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	216.15/cwt	205.00–220.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	228.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	214.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	251.11/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	262.19/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,217	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	248.41/cwt	242.50–255.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	214.90/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	188.75/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	231.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	246.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	221.11/cwt	210.00–227.50	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.49/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,167	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	232.60/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,568	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	259.11/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,371	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	218.12/cwt	200.00–225.00	923	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	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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