Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-12-14

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 14

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 68▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 59▲ 34 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 $122.23/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$122.23

25 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	126.47	736	17thin
Medium and Large 2	447	113.21	506	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about $230 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 sale25 hd

122.23

—

WV average3 barns · 239 hd

133.68

−11.46

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	1,597	66.68	1,065	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	55.00	792	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	50.34	612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	40.97	441	15

Every lot

28 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	113.82/cwt	110.00–117.50	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	126.83/cwt	122.50–133.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	110.71/cwt	110.00–112.50	400	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	66.68/cwt	54.00–79.00	1,065	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	43.50/cwt	40.00–47.00	466	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	35.91/cwt	33.00–39.00	391	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	621	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	49.61/cwt	46.00–52.00	610	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	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 Dec 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	128.00	128.00
3	—	513	122.50–133.00	126.83
7	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	692	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
1	—	480	107.50	107.50
2	—	388	110.00–117.50	113.82
3	—	523	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	110.00–112.50	110.71
8	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	107.50	107.50
3	—	533	97.50	97.50
1	—	385	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	46.00–52.00	49.61
1	—	1,150	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	33.00–39.00	35.91
10	—	1,071	40.00–47.00	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	54.00–79.00	66.68

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.