Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-01-11

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 11
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 98▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View
Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.08/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$132.08
39 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.69
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478133.4963937
Medium and Large 2707106.007492thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale39 hd
132.08
—
WV average4 barns · 153 hd
117.39
+14.69
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48057.258472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29554.9671111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13048.0654310

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1417157.18/cwt152.50–162.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
Steers—Medium and Large 1550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1610142.50/cwt142.50–142.508691
Steers—Medium and Large 1650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1715127.50/cwt127.50–127.509123
Steers—Medium and Large 1755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340142.50/cwt137.50–147.504852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380142.63/cwt127.50–150.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400137.00/cwt137.00–137.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466139.48/cwt125.00–145.0065013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519131.69/cwt127.50–135.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565121.27/cwt119.00–123.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605111.25/cwt107.50–115.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665107.50/cwt107.50–107.507151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2707106.00/cwt106.00–106.007492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368161.65/cwt161.00–162.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420149.40/cwt142.50–157.506275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532146.00/cwt146.00–146.007779
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550142.50/cwt142.50–142.507842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580127.50/cwt127.50–127.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660132.50/cwt132.50–132.508751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04555.00/cwt55.00–55.005751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13947.29/cwt45.00–56.005399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23053.38/cwt50.00–57.006579
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28556.00/cwt56.00–56.007201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58562.07/cwt61.00–63.009842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67558.50/cwt58.50–58.509801

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.