Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.59/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$193.59

106 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$47.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	209.84	996	70
Medium and Large 2	523	161.99	847	36

One grade step is worth $47.84/cwt here — about $149 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 sale106 hd

193.59

—

WV average6 barns · 619 hd

197.50

−3.91

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	1,848	125.18	2,313	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	83.14	1,128	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	80.19	1,269	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	75.84	896	44

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	473	217.12/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	261.48/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	273.74/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,192	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	171.10/cwt	167.50–175.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	222.20/cwt	197.50–235.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.96/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,311	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.95/cwt	180.00–205.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	175.12/cwt	150.00–200.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	184.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	220.08/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	168.71/cwt	150.00–175.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	80.19/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,269	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	101.53/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	81.20/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,091	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	66.68/cwt	62.00–71.00	687	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	77.57/cwt	71.00–85.00	939	37
Bulls	—	—	1,848	125.18/cwt	117.00–135.00	2,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	173.69/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	173.25/cwt	160.00–200.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	252.38/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	217.05/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.71/cwt	210.00–255.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	156.33/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	168.12/cwt	135.00–180.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	173.75/cwt	160.00–180.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	133.28/cwt	120.00–150.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	216.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	920	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	209.14/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,102	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	194.82/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	209.69/cwt	200.00–212.50	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	234.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	185.82/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	167.60/cwt	150.00–185.00	974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	188.01/cwt	175.00–200.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	176.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	739	3

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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