Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-08-08

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 8

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 42▼ 35 vs year ago 84 · −41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 39▼ 31 vs year ago 59 · −52.5%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.76/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$122.76

18 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	125.78	607	9thin
Medium and Large 2	512	119.74	613	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale18 hd

122.76

—

WV average4 barns · 127 hd

124.32

−1.56

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	1,552	91.07	1,413	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	65.52	822	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	60.67	916	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	60.14	642	10

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	136.70/cwt	130.50–140.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	91.07/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,413	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	58.47/cwt	55.00–62.00	606	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	66.00/cwt	64.00–67.00	737	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	814	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	828	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	60.67/cwt	59.50–62.00	916	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 Aug 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	130.50–140.00	136.70
1	—	535	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
4	—	529	114.00–118.00	117.05
2	—	602	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	124.00–125.00	124.25
4	—	407	127.50	127.50
1	—	676	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	85.00–101.00	91.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	59.50–62.00	60.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	63.00–64.00	63.52
2	—	1,205	67.00–68.00	67.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	55.00–62.00	58.47
4	—	1,116	64.00–67.00	66.00
1	—	1,025	45.00	45.00

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.