Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-05-25

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 25

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 42▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.64/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$128.64

19 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	129.39	644	18thin
Medium and Large 2	210	115.00	242	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $403 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 sale19 hd

128.64

—

WV average4 barns · 48 hd

118.87

+9.77

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	1,908	79.64	1,520	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	63.77	751	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	47.63	511	3thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	142.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	129.39/cwt	127.50–130.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	129.30/cwt	127.50–135.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.50	734	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,908	79.64/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,520	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	357	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	60.35/cwt	60.00–61.00	700	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	50.45/cwt	49.00–52.00	598	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	67.18/cwt	64.00–70.00	804	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,062	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	9,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	707	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,610	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,062	865.00	865.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	72.50	72.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	135.00–145.00	142.42
1	—	740	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	147.50	147.50
1	—	545	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	125.00–132.50	129.48
4	—	521	127.50–135.00	129.30
4	—	363	127.50–130.00	129.39
1	—	325	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	142.50	142.50
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	64.00–70.00	67.18
3	—	1,160	60.00–61.00	60.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	49.00–52.00	50.45
1	—	850	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	76.00–85.00	79.64

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.