Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-11-14

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 14
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 206▲ 6 vs year ago 114 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 10 vs year ago 44 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information collected by stockyards

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.39/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.52 against this barn's trailing median of $187.91.
Average price
$130.39
24 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.97
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2438130.3957124
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
130.39
—
WV average3 barns · 95 hd
114.41
+15.97
This barn, trailing median2 sales
187.91
−57.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,55071.471,1084thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29056.937344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10846.975203thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00039.503953thin

Every lot

25 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611127.56/cwt102.50–137.507799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720121.35/cwt117.50–125.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319119.12/cwt100.00–125.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420121.86/cwt100.00–127.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612109.41/cwt100.00–116.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268595.00/cwt95.00–95.006512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2213113.53/cwt110.00–117.502422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318146.09/cwt110.00–155.004655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2404141.80/cwt115.00–147.505736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450137.50/cwt137.50–137.506195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2549100.00/cwt100.00–100.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650117.50/cwt117.50–117.507641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2749111.00/cwt111.00–111.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55071.47/cwt68.00–75.001,1084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00039.50/cwt35.00–43.003953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10846.97/cwt44.00–52.005203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29056.93/cwt53.00–62.007344

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.