Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit from per cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.37/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$190.37

14 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$30.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	199.01	1,261	10thin
Medium and Large 2	473	168.75	797	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $463 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 sale14 hd

190.37

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

205.85

−15.48

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	1,769	111.56	1,973	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	91.82	1,256	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	89.80	1,422	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	83.16	952	18

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,225	5

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	89.59/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,236	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	86.89/cwt	82.00–94.00	992	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	89.80/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	100.01/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,325	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	75.70/cwt	67.00–78.00	871	6
Bulls	—	—	1,769	111.56/cwt	85.00–125.00	1,973	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	147.43/cwt	140.00–152.50	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	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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