Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.99/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$197.99

71 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$32.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	210.50	944	44
Medium and Large 2	515	177.61	915	27

One grade step is worth $32.88/cwt here — about $29 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 sale71 hd

197.99

—

WV average7 barns · 1,467 hd

213.75

−15.76

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	1,707	121.40	2,072	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	93.90	1,458	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	90.04	1,201	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	84.74	926	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	210.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	257.51/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	176.03/cwt	165.00–190.00	940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	181.22/cwt	155.00–200.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	203.00/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	219.41/cwt	205.00–245.00	900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	207.56/cwt	202.00–217.50	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	240.06/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	221.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	243.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	265.76/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,270	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	205.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	214.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	247.65/cwt	230.00–265.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	227.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	262.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	238.92/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	263.96/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	250.04/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.81/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	250.23/cwt	215.00–290.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	270.86/cwt	230.00–300.00	861	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	189.64/cwt	180.00–200.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	121.40/cwt	110.00–135.00	2,072	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	89.40/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,183	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	99.36/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,455	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	79.03/cwt	75.00–83.00	956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	93.88/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,463	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	87.36/cwt	84.00–95.00	973	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,147	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	76.70/cwt	70.00–83.00	800	11

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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