Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $230.62/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +17.45 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$230.62

8 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$39.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+46.59

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	240.41	1,326	6thin
Medium and Large 2	468	201.25	941	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.16/cwt here — about $385 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 sale8 hd

230.62

—

WV average4 barns · 38 hd

184.02

+46.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

+17.45

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	110.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	104.13	1,396	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	85.55	894	11

Every lot, as filed

16 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 1	—	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	239.36/cwt	227.50–275.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	236.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	90.92/cwt	87.00–101.00	957	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	75.70/cwt	65.00–84.00	765	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	97.78/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,286	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	115.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,596	4

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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