Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-05-16

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 16

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 49▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.09/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$148.09

36 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$26.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.95

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	152.47	727	30
Medium and Large 2	389	126.21	491	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.25/cwt here — about $236 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 sale36 hd

148.09

—

WV average5 barns · 189 hd

130.14

+17.95

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	1,634	81.23	1,327	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,490	68.00	1,013	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	52.26	551	7thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	125.76/cwt	120.00–137.00	396	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	156.30/cwt	140.00–160.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	149.08/cwt	142.00–157.50	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	496	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	144.13/cwt	135.00–155.00	748	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,013	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	320	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	122.88/cwt	115.00–127.50	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	130.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	110.00–130.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,634	81.23/cwt	60.00–100.00	1,327	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	47.71/cwt	46.00–49.00	469	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	639	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	54.23/cwt	51.00–57.00	609	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,013	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 May 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	51.00–57.00	54.23
3	—	982	46.00–49.00	47.71
1	—	1,065	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,634	60.00–100.00	81.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
8	—	519	135.00–155.00	144.13
6	—	463	142.00–157.50	149.08
5	—	389	140.00–160.00	156.30
2	—	445	147.50–150.00	148.75
1	—	575	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	167.50	167.50
5	—	496	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	120.00–137.00	125.76
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.50	127.50
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
7	—	373	115.00–127.50	122.88
5	—	463	120.00–137.50	130.12
3	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	612	125.00	125.00
2	—	582	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
3	—	285	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	342	117.50	117.50
1	—	575	107.50	107.50
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	117.50	117.50
2	—	580	110.00–130.00	120.00
2	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	343	120.00–135.00	127.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

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.