Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-03-07

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-07

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 18 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 $127.80/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.80

37 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	131.96	665	26
Medium and Large 2	458	117.95	540	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $125 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 sale37 hd

127.80

—

WV average2 barns · 54 hd

125.37

+2.43

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	1,623	75.00	1,217	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	56.00	804	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	55.00	743	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	51.30	569	8thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	137.87/cwt	127.50–142.50	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	118.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.03/cwt	127.50–145.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	133.49/cwt	127.50–138.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	75.00/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,217	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	51.30/cwt	47.00–54.00	569	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	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 Mar 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.50	137.50
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
1	—	690	122.50	122.50
1	—	575	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	132.50	132.50
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
3	—	568	140.00	140.00
4	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.16
6	—	461	127.50–142.50	137.87
2	—	600	135.00	135.00
6	—	511	127.50–145.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	117.50	117.50
8	—	466	110.00–120.00	118.74
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
3	—	426	127.50–138.00	133.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,109	47.00–54.00	51.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	72.00–78.00	75.00

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.