Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-12-07

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 7

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Nov 23Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 87▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 2▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.36/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$108.36

28 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	111.56	524	17thin
Medium and Large 2	449	103.41	465	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $59 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 sale28 hd

108.36

—

WV average5 barns · 239 hd

108.21

+0.15

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	1,769	75.41	1,334	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	46.64	587	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	42.68	483	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,175	40.00	470	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	116.58/cwt	113.00–127.50	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	110.53/cwt	105.00–112.50	410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	103.71/cwt	100.00–107.50	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	113.20/cwt	109.00–114.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	635	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,769	75.41/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,334	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	39.02/cwt	36.00–40.00	396	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	43.76/cwt	41.00–46.00	510	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	470	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	47.15/cwt	45.00–52.00	595	13

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 Dec 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	113.00–127.50	116.58
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
6	—	489	109.00–114.00	113.20
4	—	563	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	105.00–112.50	110.53
2	—	307	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	96.00	96.00
2	—	738	86.00	86.00
2	—	430	100.00–107.50	103.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
3	—	411	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–122.50	121.24
2	—	392	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,165	41.00–46.00	43.76
5	—	1,015	36.00–40.00	39.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,261	45.00–52.00	47.15
1	—	1,240	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,769	68.00–79.00	75.41

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.