Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-11-09

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 9

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 198▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 84▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported decreasing supply as Fall sales wind down. Demand remained steady for feeder steers and steady to slightly higher for heifers. Demand for slaughter cattle slightly higher by $2-4 per cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.44/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$128.44

35 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	131.50	581	25
Medium and Large 2	464	120.76	561	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $21 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 sale35 hd

128.44

—

WV average4 barns · 254 hd

131.15

−2.72

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	1,403	60.86	854	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	48.66	603	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	45.93	628	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	39.37	415	16

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	431	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	139.04/cwt	125.00–145.00	516	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	116.36/cwt	110.00–122.50	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	129.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	109.95/cwt	100.00–120.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	117.29/cwt	110.00–127.50	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	105.09/cwt	100.00–107.50	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	109.52/cwt	107.50–110.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,102	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.50	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	971	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,094	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	38.12/cwt	30.00–41.00	408	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	44.17/cwt	41.00–48.00	492	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	47.77/cwt	44.00–53.00	577	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	548	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	756	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	45.93/cwt	45.00–48.00	628	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,114	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,648	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	763.78/cwt	725.00–790.00	10,372	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,968	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 Nov 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–122.50	116.36
2	—	315	120.00–135.00	127.50
4	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	483	100.00–120.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	119.00–120.00	119.32
3	—	487	130.00–135.00	131.64
4	—	300	142.50–145.00	143.75
5	—	437	127.50–130.00	129.49
7	—	371	125.00–145.00	139.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
3	—	415	100.00–107.50	105.09
2	—	865	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	107.50–110.00	109.52
3	—	368	110.00–127.50	117.29
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	127.50	127.50
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	41.00–48.00	44.17
2	—	808	30.00	30.00
8	—	1,071	30.00–41.00	38.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	45.00–48.00	45.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	44.00–53.00	47.77
2	—	1,363	55.00–56.00	55.50
1	—	1,275	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	60.00–65.00	62.76
1	—	1,585	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,102	53.00–57.50	54.99

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	725.00–790.00	763.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	910.00	910.00

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.