Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.87/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$193.87

111 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$12.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	199.48	1,124	63
Medium and Large 2	515	186.52	961	48

One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $163 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 sale111 hd

193.87

—

WV average8 barns · 1,727 hd

216.58

−22.71

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	1,690	124.92	2,111	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	89.41	1,415	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	88.67	1,145	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	80.31	894	32

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	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	204.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	201.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	231.76/cwt	207.50–239.00	1,439	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	263.52/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,217	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.07/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,414	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	257.97/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	158.26/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	222.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	245.84/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	245.35/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	255.11/cwt	225.00–272.50	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	241.52/cwt	230.00–255.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	74.72/cwt	68.00–79.00	811	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	83.06/cwt	78.00–89.00	939	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	89.41/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	87.15/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,109	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	97.78/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,337	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	124.92/cwt	109.00–142.00	2,111	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	236.77/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	243.26/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,155	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	184.87/cwt	180.00–195.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	184.27/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,072	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	190.34/cwt	180.00–195.00	973	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	209.39/cwt	190.00–230.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	206.40/cwt	202.50–210.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	217.06/cwt	200.00–225.00	936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	190.28/cwt	175.00–200.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	191.28/cwt	180.00–197.50	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	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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