Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-03-14

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.12/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$124.12

23 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	125.39	555	16thin
Medium and Large 2	324	121.22	392	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $163 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 sale23 hd

124.12

—

WV average5 barns · 150 hd

116.19

+7.94

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	1,280	80.00	1,024	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	60.88	711	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	52.75	544	5thin

Every lot

31 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	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	133.66/cwt	132.50–135.00	432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	197	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	261	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	128.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	423	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	112.27/cwt	107.00–118.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	47.91/cwt	47.00–49.00	493	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	55.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	578	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	57.84/cwt	57.00–59.00	674	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	823	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	132.50–135.00	133.66
1	—	405	137.50	137.50
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
2	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	107.00–118.00	112.27
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
2	—	197	132.50	132.50
1	—	230	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	132.50	132.50
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
6	—	329	122.50–132.50	128.46
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
1	—	395	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	54.00–58.00	55.98
2	—	1,028	47.00–49.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,165	57.00–59.00	57.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00

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.