Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-08-10

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 10
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 84▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 59▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.78/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$138.78
27 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.93
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1618142.5988222
Medium and Large 2396122.004835thin
One grade step is worth $20.59/cwt here — about $399 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
138.78
—
WV average3 barns · 32 hd
135.85
+2.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,77580.361,42610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21162.8476119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56861.009562thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07152.9056622

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2222130.00/cwt130.00–130.002892
Steers—Medium and Large 1390147.50/cwt147.50–147.505751
Steers—Medium and Large 2425117.50/cwt117.50–117.504991
Steers—Medium and Large 1483143.53/cwt135.00–147.506933
Steers—Medium and Large 2485117.50/cwt117.50–117.505701
Steers—Medium and Large 1521148.74/cwt148.00–149.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1612136.00/cwt136.00–136.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1728145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0566
Steers—Medium and Large 1770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514119.06/cwt110.00–123.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606130.00/cwt130.00–130.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610108.82/cwt100.00–117.506642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683110.80/cwt110.00–112.507573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327145.00/cwt145.00–145.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621116.65/cwt115.00–125.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 274090.00/cwt90.00–90.006662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77580.36/cwt64.00–96.001,42610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05352.47/cwt48.00–56.0055315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09855.45/cwt45.00–61.006096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17044.00/cwt44.00–44.005151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19261.04/cwt56.00–63.0072813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25366.74/cwt65.00–70.008366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35062.00/cwt62.00–62.008371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0711

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.