Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-08-29

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 154▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.50/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$134.50

40 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	136.14	911	30
Medium and Large 2	590	129.61	764	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $147 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 sale40 hd

134.50

—

WV average5 barns · 213 hd

136.78

−2.28

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	1,736	88.62	1,538	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	63.47	876	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	58.92	642	16

Every lot

30 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	144.18/cwt	142.50–145.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	876	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	128.35/cwt	127.50–130.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	135.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	979	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	128.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	998	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.84/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	131.08/cwt	127.50–132.00	802	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	115.93/cwt	112.50–121.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	88.62/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,538	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	57.34/cwt	55.00–62.00	615	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	559	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	66.48/cwt	64.50–69.00	755	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	713	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	66.93/cwt	66.00–68.00	924	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	62.00/cwt	58.00–65.00	869	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,380	66.00–68.00	66.93
3	—	1,402	58.00–65.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	55.00–62.00	57.34
2	—	1,080	49.00–54.00	51.73
4	—	1,135	64.50–69.00	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	79.00–93.00	88.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	133.00–139.00	135.45
3	—	583	133.00	133.00
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
9	—	778	125.00–135.00	128.32
9	—	611	140.00–147.50	143.38
3	—	457	142.50–145.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	835	117.50	117.50
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	117.50	117.50
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	620	127.50–130.00	128.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	127.50–132.00	131.08
2	—	760	123.00	123.00
2	—	470	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
17	—	577	128.00–133.00	131.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	112.50–121.00	115.93
2	—	513	117.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

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.