Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-03-21

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 21

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 68▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 14▲ 31 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 $109.29/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$109.29

7 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$431

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	205	122.50	251	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	637	107.08	682	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about −$431 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 sale7 hd

109.29

—

WV average3 barns · 57 hd

113.39

−4.10

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	1,200	84.00	1,008	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	70.30	931	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	66.67	784	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	66.00	1,115	1thin

Every lot

16 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 2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	333	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	69.19/cwt	63.00–73.00	834	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	69.86/cwt	64.00–77.00	921	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,115	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
1	—	525	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	63.00–73.00	69.19
1	—	855	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,319	64.00–77.00	69.86
1	—	1,400	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	84.00	84.00

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.