Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-03-28

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 15▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 31▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 $125.01/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$125.01

22 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.55	642	16thin
Medium and Large 2	412	116.00	478	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	465	97.50	453	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $188 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 sale22 hd

125.01

—

WV average4 barns · 107 hd

121.93

+3.08

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	2,000	72.34	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.94	737	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	36.34	365	12
Steers	Standard	Average	1,792	64.87	1,162	3thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	160.07/cwt	152.50–164.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	142.46/cwt	127.50–150.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	139.27/cwt	120.00–150.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	121.74/cwt	107.50–130.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	134.96/cwt	127.50–142.50	571	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	453	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,792	64.87/cwt	62.50–66.00	1,162	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,000	72.34/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	23.15/cwt	18.00–29.00	206	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	49.53/cwt	35.00–60.00	554	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	59.94/cwt	48.00–70.00	737	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,215	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
2	—	680	136.00	136.00
3	—	361	152.50–164.00	160.07
3	—	428	127.50–150.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
2	—	423	127.50–142.50	134.96
2	—	697	120.00	120.00
3	—	375	107.50–130.00	121.74
3	—	601	136.00	136.00
4	—	336	120.00–150.00	139.27
1	—	545	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	112.50	112.50
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	69.00–75.00	72.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	62.50–66.00	64.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	48.00–70.00	59.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	889	18.00–29.00	23.15
6	—	1,118	35.00–60.00	49.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	925.00	925.00

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.