Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-08-24

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 57▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 62▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$135.00

48 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$1.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	135.90	701	26
Medium and Large 1	533	133.93	713	22

One grade step is worth $1.97/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale48 hd

135.00

—

WV average4 barns · 338 hd

141.59

−6.59

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	1,431	78.94	1,129	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	54.92	772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	49.94	551	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	39.65	394	5thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	112.27/cwt	105.00–120.00	370	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	132.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	475	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	504	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	132.26/cwt	127.50–140.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	129.72/cwt	128.00–140.00	704	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	140.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	146.76/cwt	142.50–149.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	144.14/cwt	120.00–147.50	995	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	111.46/cwt	102.50–117.50	357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	115.83/cwt	107.50–120.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	117.85/cwt	110.00–121.00	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	112.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	118.28/cwt	110.00–127.50	382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	127.56/cwt	112.50–135.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	923	72.23/cwt	65.00–77.00	667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.81/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,348	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	847	41.01/cwt	35.00–45.00	347	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	36.06/cwt	27.00–43.00	347	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	50.22/cwt	44.00–56.00	558	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	605	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	54.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	660	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	54.92/cwt	50.00–60.00	772	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	935	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,647	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	980	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,243	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,833	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	128.00–140.00	129.72
4	—	384	130.00–132.50	131.29
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
3	—	613	142.50–149.00	146.76
2	—	723	140.00	140.00
2	—	552	134.00	134.00
2	—	327	135.00	135.00
1	—	885	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	120.00–147.50	144.14
3	—	477	127.50–140.00	132.26
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	105.00–120.00	112.27
4	—	572	135.00–142.50	140.66
8	—	360	125.00–133.00	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	127.50	127.50
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	120.00–130.00	124.91
2	—	323	110.00–127.50	118.28
1	—	525	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	117.50	117.50
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
5	—	379	112.50–135.00	127.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.50	112.50
2	—	323	110.00–120.00	115.19
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	372	112.50	112.50
7	—	554	110.00–121.00	117.85
1	—	445	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	112.50	112.50
2	—	375	110.00–112.50	111.27
3	—	610	108.00–115.00	112.69
3	—	425	107.50–120.00	115.83
3	—	320	102.50–117.50	111.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	390.00	390.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	565.00	565.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	65.00–77.00	72.23
7	—	1,648	72.00–90.00	81.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	27.00–43.00	36.06
1	—	1,120	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,406	50.00–60.00	54.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,112	44.00–56.00	50.22
5	—	1,219	52.00–57.00	54.17
3	—	847	35.00–45.00	41.01

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.