Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $208.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −4.42 against this barn's trailing median of $213.17.

Average price

$208.75

4 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.02

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	225.00	1,671	2thin
Medium and Large 2	653	192.50	1,256	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $415 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 sale4 hd

208.75

—

WV average4 barns · 84 hd

227.77

−19.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

213.17

−4.42

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	1,786	129.55	2,314	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	105.20	1,379	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	87.29	951	7thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	129.55/cwt	123.00–137.50	2,314	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	91.63/cwt	89.00–94.00	942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,298	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	116.89/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	84.04/cwt	82.00–87.00	955	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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