Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-05-11

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 11

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 0▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.05/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$127.05

33 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	127.23	529	8thin
Medium and Large 1	467	126.99	593	25

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale33 hd

127.05

—

WV average6 barns · 191 hd

118.82

+8.22

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	1,553	68.58	1,065	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	66.78	845	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	60.27	877	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	52.51	566	15

Every lot

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	897	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	130.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	133.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	496	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	129.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	212	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	307	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	140.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	376	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	137.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	816	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	68.58/cwt	55.00–79.00	1,065	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	50.68/cwt	47.00–56.00	541	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	64.39/cwt	63.00–66.00	744	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	62.62/cwt	59.00–66.00	768	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	70.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	910	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	59.40/cwt	54.00–65.00	860	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	911	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,112	858.04/cwt	825.00–885.00	9,541	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,974	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	746.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,960	2

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Sat May 11, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	212	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	132.50–140.00	137.50
3	—	268	138.00–145.00	140.26
2	—	427	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	127.50	127.50
1	—	355	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.50	122.50
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
6	—	620	117.50	117.50
7	—	514	125.00–135.00	130.99
5	—	379	127.50–130.00	129.49
3	—	288	130.00–133.00	130.95
1	—	205	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	125.00–135.00	133.07
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	127.00	127.00
1	—	160	130.00	130.00
2	—	732	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	147.50	147.50
2	—	567	146.00	146.00
2	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	415	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	55.00–79.00	68.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,067	47.00–56.00	50.68
2	—	1,155	63.00–66.00	64.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	54.00–65.00	59.40
1	—	1,470	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	59.00–66.00	62.62
5	—	1,298	67.00–74.00	70.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	825.00–885.00	858.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	700.00–800.00	746.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.