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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

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Replacement Cattle receipts

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.09/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$145.09

27 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	147.50	866	16thin
Medium and Large 2	620	145.00	899	1thin
Medium and Large 1	409	143.62	588	9thin
Medium and Large 3	415	120.00	498	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $368 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 sale27 hd

145.09

—

WV average4 barns · 107 hd

138.18

+6.91

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	—	Low	1,898	77.25	1,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	62.39	735	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	59.68	876	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	42.35	409	10

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	327	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	466	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	358	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	132.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	132.99/cwt	132.50–135.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	2,053	73.81/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,515	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	30.49/cwt	20.00–35.00	263	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	50.77/cwt	47.00–55.00	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	39.10/cwt	38.00–40.00	407	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	52.47/cwt	48.00–55.00	593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	58.60/cwt	56.00–62.00	687	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	67.50/cwt	63.00–72.00	807	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	839	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,523.99/cwt	1,250.00–1,800.00	18,029	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,125	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	899.89/cwt	860.00–950.00	10,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	897.80/cwt	885.00–910.00	11,267	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	622.32/cwt	585.00–660.00	6,659	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	788.12/cwt	750.00–835.00	8,614	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,514	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,529	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	630	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,898	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	677	596.31/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,037	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	559	1

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	142.50–150.00	146.28
2	—	327	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	155.00	155.00
8	—	603	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	128.00	128.00
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	120.00–135.00	132.06
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	117.50	117.50
2	—	472	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	132.50–135.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	700	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	860.00–950.00	899.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	885.00–910.00	897.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	585.00–660.00	622.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	750.00–835.00	788.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	69.00	69.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	677	525.00–675.00	596.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,183	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,523.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,873	87.00–88.00	87.52
3	—	2,053	70.00–84.00	73.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	48.00–55.00	52.47
7	—	1,172	56.00–62.00	58.60
11	—	1,195	63.00–72.00	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,458	57.00–58.00	57.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	38.00–40.00	39.10
3	—	863	20.00–35.00	30.49
5	—	997	47.00–55.00	50.77

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.