Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-09-28

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 312▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 51▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dry conditions continue across N. Central West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.71/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$110.71

95 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	115.04	529	45
Medium and Large 2	452	106.81	483	50

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $47 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 sale95 hd

110.71

—

WV average6 barns · 694 hd

115.17

−4.47

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	—	High	1,397	71.42	998	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	54.61	712	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	50.18	602	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	41.24	424	19

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	114.20/cwt	105.00–128.00	423	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	134.54/cwt	130.00–147.50	521	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	108.35/cwt	100.00–120.00	447	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	127.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	555	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	100.80/cwt	93.00–105.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	141.54/cwt	132.50–145.00	686	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	126.81/cwt	122.50–145.00	657	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	104.51/cwt	103.00–107.50	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	113.38/cwt	100.00–120.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	117.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	132.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,015	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	109.64/cwt	109.00–111.00	352	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	374	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	107.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	401	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	113.19/cwt	102.50–120.00	428	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	417	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	105.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	456	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	110.57/cwt	107.00–113.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	112.06/cwt	100.00–118.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	120.18/cwt	117.00–124.00	582	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	109.26/cwt	100.00–112.50	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	98.39/cwt	90.00–102.50	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	106.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	74.89/cwt	70.00–80.00	620	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	120.89/cwt	92.50–137.50	390	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	130.94/cwt	128.00–140.00	482	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	117.42/cwt	112.50–120.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	121.87/cwt	120.00–122.50	530	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	127.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	104.90/cwt	102.50–107.50	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	116.87/cwt	112.50–120.00	667	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	283	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	134	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,161	62.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	70.27/cwt	56.00–78.00	1,028	10
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,230	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	42.83/cwt	34.00–55.00	409	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	26.46/cwt	20.00–31.00	268	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	42.26/cwt	40.00–44.00	458	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	47.23/cwt	45.00–51.00	520	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.00	640	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	49.80/cwt	46.00–53.00	606	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,264	53.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	671	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	755	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	585.14/cwt	485.00–750.00	5,810	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Dry conditions continue across N. Central West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	120.00–130.00	127.60
11	—	485	132.50–145.00	141.54
13	—	765	120.00–134.00	132.69
2	—	624	110.00–125.00	117.76
8	—	387	130.00–147.50	134.54
8	—	518	122.50–145.00	126.81
9	—	579	120.00–125.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	100.00–120.00	108.35
3	—	462	93.00–105.00	100.80
3	—	532	103.00–107.50	104.51
3	—	615	100.00–120.00	113.38
4	—	370	105.00–128.00	114.20
4	—	570	127.50–130.00	128.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	70.00	70.00
2	—	283	41.00–42.00	41.51
2	—	335	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	484	117.00–124.00	120.18
7	—	378	102.50–120.00	113.19
5	—	526	113.00	113.00
5	—	435	107.00–113.00	110.57
4	—	626	105.00–110.00	106.28
3	—	337	110.00–112.50	110.84
2	—	275	110.00–116.00	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	70.00–80.00	74.89
5	—	610	90.00–102.50	98.39
6	—	511	100.00–112.50	109.26
8	—	321	109.00–111.00	109.64
8	—	374	95.00–114.00	107.10
8	—	430	100.00–115.00	105.98
8	—	467	100.00–118.00	112.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	92.50–137.50	120.89
4	—	673	125.00	125.00
3	—	422	112.50–120.00	117.42
2	—	520	102.50–107.50	104.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	571	112.50–120.00	116.87
11	—	511	120.00–130.00	127.16
4	—	435	120.00–122.50	121.87
4	—	368	128.00–140.00	130.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	80.00–87.00	83.70
4	—	1,161	55.00–65.00	62.00
10	—	1,463	56.00–78.00	70.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	40.00–44.00	42.26
6	—	1,182	52.00–56.00	54.17
21	—	1,216	46.00–53.00	49.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	50.00–55.00	53.11
6	—	1,345	54.00–58.00	56.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	20.00–31.00	26.46
7	—	955	34.00–55.00	42.83
8	—	1,102	45.00–51.00	47.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	993	485.00–750.00	585.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	725.00	725.00

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.