Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-08-03

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 3

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 28▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 38▲ 38 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 $115.74/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$115.74

10 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	121.04	501	3thin
Medium and Large 2	499	113.47	567	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale10 hd

115.74

—

WV average3 barns · 357 hd

125.85

−10.11

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	1,830	87.28	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	61.66	721	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,775	60.00	1,065	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	50.08	516	11

Every lot

23 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	87.28/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,597	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	41.02/cwt	38.00–44.50	407	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	51.41/cwt	45.00–57.00	529	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	56.94/cwt	55.75–58.00	610	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	58.23/cwt	53.00–62.00	673	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	66.07/cwt	64.00–69.50	785	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,065	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 →

Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Sat Aug 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,830	80.00–94.00	87.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	38.00–44.50	41.02
5	—	1,029	45.00–57.00	51.41
3	—	1,072	55.75–58.00	56.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	64.00–69.50	66.07
9	—	1,156	53.00–62.00	58.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
2	—	313	117.00–120.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	117.50	117.50
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	110.00–116.00	113.94
1	—	235	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	147.50	147.50
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

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.