Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.11/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$162.11

12 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	165.75	1,076	7thin
Medium and Large 2	603	157.00	947	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $130 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 sale12 hd

162.11

—

WV average1 barns · 12 hd

162.11

+0.00

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	1,641	124.73	2,047	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	92.93	1,448	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	92.85	1,187	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	79.90	879	15

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	84.76/cwt	80.00–95.00	936	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	89.15/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,354	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	92.39/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,184	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	72.60/cwt	62.00–78.00	796	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	124.73/cwt	112.00–130.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	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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