Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-09-26

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 317▲ 24 vs year ago 317 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 58▼ 73 vs year ago 124 · −58.9%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.14/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$122.14

85 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	128.22	606	44
Medium and Large 2	487	115.61	563	41

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $43 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 sale85 hd

122.14

—

WV average5 barns · 542 hd

127.07

−4.93

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	1,606	83.80	1,346	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	63.22	925	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	62.11	793	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	56.83	658	26

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	146.35/cwt	132.50–160.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	158.44/cwt	150.00–162.50	615	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	144.38/cwt	125.00–150.00	625	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	155.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	143.50/cwt	130.00–148.00	746	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	125.88/cwt	117.50–130.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	197	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	236	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	111.69/cwt	107.50–120.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	132.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	114.28/cwt	107.50–122.50	608	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	113.93/cwt	112.50–116.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	807	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	163.11/cwt	155.00–170.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	149.14/cwt	135.00–157.50	552	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	143.80/cwt	140.00–147.50	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	119.35/cwt	110.00–127.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	110.92/cwt	107.00–115.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	817	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	776	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,606	83.80/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,346	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	50.91/cwt	49.00–53.00	555	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	56.75/cwt	55.00–62.00	663	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	61.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	759	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	66.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	830	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	70.39/cwt	66.00–74.00	902	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	60.46/cwt	58.00–63.00	870	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	980	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	798	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 Sep 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 317Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 58Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	107.50–120.00	111.69
6	—	575	112.50–116.00	113.93
2	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
3	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.26
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	122.50	122.50
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	197	120.00	120.00
18	—	532	107.50–122.50	114.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	135.00–140.00	136.58
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
13	—	467	125.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	376	127.00–130.00	128.54
2	—	292	130.00	130.00
3	—	338	125.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	680	118.00	118.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
4	—	717	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	110.00–127.00	119.35
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
3	—	775	85.00	85.00
4	—	467	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	135.00–157.50	149.14
4	—	618	107.00–115.00	110.92
2	—	817	95.00	95.00
3	—	330	155.00–170.00	163.11
3	—	667	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	152.50	152.50
1	—	545	127.50	127.50
2	—	415	140.00–147.50	143.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	117.50–130.00	125.88
2	—	670	127.50	127.50
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	132.50–160.00	146.35
6	—	478	150.00–159.00	155.82
10	—	520	130.00–148.00	143.50
2	—	253	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
3	—	677	129.00–135.00	133.08
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
1	—	820	122.50	122.50
6	—	388	150.00–162.50	158.44
6	—	433	125.00–150.00	144.38
1	—	790	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	65.00–67.00	65.97
4	—	1,439	58.00–63.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	66.00–74.00	70.39
9	—	1,091	49.00–53.00	50.91
13	—	1,168	55.00–62.00	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,239	59.00–64.00	61.26
3	—	1,253	65.00–68.00	66.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,606	76.00–87.00	83.80

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.