Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-11-02

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 242▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 79▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.05/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$111.05
42 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.18
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527114.1560230
Medium and Large 2488103.2850412thin
One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $98 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 sale42 hd
111.05
—
WV average5 barns · 165 hd
104.87
+6.18
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—Average1,46168.009936thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30047.3361621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61047.007571thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07239.8642721

Every lot

38 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1336148.63/cwt147.50–150.004999
Steers—Medium and Large 1428131.03/cwt127.50–134.005616
Steers—Medium and Large 1450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1530129.26/cwt120.00–137.506853
Steers—Medium and Large 1602115.00/cwt115.00–115.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330121.65/cwt120.00–122.504013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372118.46/cwt110.00–123.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415114.05/cwt110.00–117.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2447100.00/cwt100.00–100.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483108.77/cwt105.00–110.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487114.00/cwt114.00–114.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519109.68/cwt103.00–114.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528102.33/cwt97.50–105.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610102.50/cwt102.50–102.506251
Heifers—Medium and Large 261080.00/cwt80.00–80.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412128.28/cwt120.00–130.005299
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527118.28/cwt107.50–121.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 161593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 266596.00/cwt96.00–96.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 170590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46168.00/cwt65.00–74.009936
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02037.04/cwt35.00–39.0037811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09051.00/cwt51.00–51.005561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13342.06/cwt40.00–46.004779
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24547.00/cwt44.00–50.0058513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39048.71/cwt37.00–56.006777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39542.00/cwt42.00–42.005861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61047.00/cwt47.00–47.007571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,078705.74/cwt675.00–750.007,6083

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.