Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-05-02

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 148▼ 24 vs year ago 98 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 27 vs year ago 49 · −55.1%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.98/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$123.98

25 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	127.10	615	20
Medium and Large 2	452	111.50	504	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/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 sale25 hd

123.98

—

WV average4 barns · 219 hd

119.57

+4.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	62.41	858	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,230	59.75	735	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	45.69	477	8thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	128.08/cwt	127.50–130.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	119.05/cwt	115.00–127.50	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	131.26/cwt	127.50–132.50	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	126.45/cwt	120.00–132.50	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	50.37/cwt	45.00–56.00	522	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.50	431	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,110	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	694	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	637	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	65.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	939	3

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 May 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 148Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.50	137.50
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	112.50	112.50
2	—	475	120.00–132.50	126.45
2	—	517	130.00	130.00
2	—	647	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	132.50	132.50
3	—	686	142.50	142.50
1	—	225	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
1	—	915	102.50	102.50
2	—	760	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	125.00–130.00	126.23
6	—	587	127.50–132.50	131.26
4	—	377	127.50–130.00	128.08
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
2	—	410	130.00–132.50	131.27
3	—	473	115.00–127.50	119.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	40.00–42.50	41.01
4	—	1,036	45.00–56.00	50.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,425	62.00–68.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,350	57.00	57.00

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.