Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-08-15

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 15

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 49▼ 5 vs year ago 57 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 28▼ 48 vs year ago 62 · −77.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.69/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$145.69

26 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	147.31	904	24
Medium and Large 2	598	126.25	754	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $150 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 sale26 hd

145.69

—

WV average4 barns · 118 hd

145.40

+0.29

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	1,740	88.68	1,543	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	64.49	864	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	59.77	653	4thin

Every lot

22 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	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	139.37/cwt	137.50–140.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	142.75/cwt	137.50–148.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,021	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	88.68/cwt	77.00–100.00	1,543	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	59.77/cwt	58.00–62.50	653	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	887	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	62.99/cwt	59.00–67.00	855	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 Aug 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 28Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	77.00–100.00	88.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,357	59.00–67.00	62.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	58.00–62.50	59.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	148.00	148.00
4	—	528	137.50–140.00	139.37
4	—	570	137.50–148.00	142.75
12	—	676	151.00	151.00
1	—	340	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	125.00–130.00	128.03
4	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.40
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
1	—	635	122.50	122.50
1	—	720	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	117.50	117.50
1	—	480	122.50	122.50
1	—	520	117.50	117.50

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.