Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-05-04

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 0▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.73/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$158.73

44 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$35.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.25

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	376	180.00	677	13thin
Medium and Large 2	435	154.10	670	17thin
Medium and Large 1	587	144.60	849	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.40/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale44 hd

158.73

—

WV average5 barns · 268 hd

144.48

+14.25

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	1,539	77.16	1,187	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	65.73	807	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	64.80	1,006	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	45.46	401	16

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	70	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	120	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	159.05/cwt	130.00–175.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	110	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	125.57/cwt	115.00–132.50	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	136.47/cwt	125.00–139.00	639	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	77.16/cwt	64.00–85.00	1,187	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	38.15/cwt	30.00–43.00	317	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	49.85/cwt	42.00–56.00	455	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	64.17/cwt	58.00–68.50	759	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	70.46/cwt	69.00–73.00	927	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,033	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	559	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,789	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,306	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	736.96/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,470	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,197	837.52/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	903.42/cwt	850.00–960.00	11,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,283	777.62/cwt	775.00–780.00	9,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	844.94/cwt	690.00–950.00	10,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,455	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,278	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	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 May 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	122.50	122.50
4	—	532	170.00	170.00
4	—	488	155.00	155.00
3	—	315	130.00–175.00	159.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	376	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	225.00	225.00
1	—	70	200.00	200.00
8	—	725	139.00	139.00
2	—	520	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.48
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
1	—	220	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	115.00–132.50	125.57
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	225.00	225.00
14	—	468	125.00–139.00	136.47
5	—	415	125.00–135.00	130.99
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	357	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	132.50	132.50
1	—	385	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	127.50	127.50
2	—	540	137.50	137.50
1	—	890	92.50	92.50
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	59.00–60.00	59.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	64.00	64.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	725.00–750.00	736.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	775.00–780.00	777.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,197	750.00–975.00	837.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,296	690.00–950.00	844.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	850.00–960.00	903.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	913	42.00–56.00	49.85
6	—	830	30.00–43.00	38.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	66.00–68.00	66.95
1	—	1,570	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,183	58.00–68.50	64.17
6	—	1,315	69.00–73.00	70.46
1	—	1,230	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	64.00–85.00	77.16

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.