Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement stock changed from per CWT to per unit

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.49/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$179.49

50 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	188.69	1,178	17thin
Medium and Large 2	531	174.74	929	33

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $250 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 sale50 hd

179.49

—

WV average5 barns · 231 hd

180.32

−0.83

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	1,803	119.94	2,163	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	95.18	1,305	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	88.98	1,395	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	83.01	923	29

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,301	$1,679	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,406	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,651	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	219.40/cwt	200.00–230.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	177.23/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	190.67/cwt	160.00–205.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	183.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	974	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	88.98/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,395	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	109.78/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	86.09/cwt	82.00–95.00	988	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	76.16/cwt	75.00–78.00	786	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	92.53/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,282	11
Bulls	—	—	1,803	119.94/cwt	110.00–125.00	2,163	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,751.69/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,752	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	1,375.41/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	1,125.82/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	1,678.64/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	172.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	240.73/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	266.63/cwt	250.00–275.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	242.50/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	211.39/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	167.29/cwt	130.00–175.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	174.93/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	227.03/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	196.29/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.94/cwt	150.00–185.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	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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