Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.57/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$147.57

387 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	153.40	614	68
Medium and Large 1	505	146.60	740	312
Small 1	404	134.24	542	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $72 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 sale387 hd

147.57

—

WV average5 barns · 1,084 hd

138.91

+8.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing Special Graded Sale - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	156.65/cwt	153.00–157.00	536	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	146.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	718	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.42/cwt	145.00–146.00	817	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.21/cwt	122.50–139.00	831	29
Steers	Small 1	—	355	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	506	4
Steers	Small 1	—	469	123.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	123.29/cwt	118.00–126.00	603	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	103.93/cwt	90.00–118.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.31/cwt	147.00–158.00	648	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	144.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	154.56/cwt	151.00–156.00	549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	134.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	460	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.73/cwt	121.00–134.00	555	77
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	118.29/cwt	113.50–119.50	660	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	120.95/cwt	117.00–121.50	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	132.60/cwt	132.00–133.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	3

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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