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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 30

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 39▼ 10 vs year ago 53 · −18.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 24 · +20.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.57/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$130.57

21 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	133.22	679	13thin
Medium and Large 2	431	126.27	545	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $134 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 sale21 hd

130.57

—

WV average4 barns · 151 hd

125.20

+5.37

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	1,594	91.61	1,460	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	69.02	834	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	62.50	1,016	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	52.60	567	9thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	151.53/cwt	142.50–160.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.50	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	132.45/cwt	122.50–137.50	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	845	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,594	91.61/cwt	70.00–107.50	1,460	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	45.89/cwt	43.00–48.00	485	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	57.96/cwt	55.00–60.00	636	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	866	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	786	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,538	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	1,176.23/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	1,140.32/cwt	1,130.00–1,150.00	14,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,745	2

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 39Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	122.50–137.50	132.45
2	—	663	127.50	127.50
2	—	377	132.50	132.50
2	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	135.00	135.00
2	—	325	125.00–127.50	126.31
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
3	—	468	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	162.50	162.50
1	—	735	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	142.50–160.00	151.53
1	—	290	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	472	142.50	142.50
3	—	581	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	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
4	—	1,056	43.00–48.00	45.89
5	—	1,097	55.00–60.00	57.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,625	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	71.00–73.00	72.00
2	—	1,218	64.00–65.00	64.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,594	70.00–107.50	91.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,130.00–1,150.00	1,140.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,176.23

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.