Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-02-22

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 22

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 23▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.88/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$134.88

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	136.25	738	20
Medium and Large 2	445	121.25	540	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $199 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 sale22 hd

134.88

—

WV average3 barns · 28 hd

129.10

+5.78

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	1,807	85.94	1,553	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	61.39	803	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	56.00	801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	52.18	551	9thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.50	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	135.54/cwt	127.50–137.50	872	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,807	85.94/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,553	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	49.13/cwt	45.00–54.00	500	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	62.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	64.58/cwt	62.00–67.00	862	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	801	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,581	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	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 Feb 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	140.00	140.00
8	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.10
5	—	643	127.50–137.50	135.54
4	—	436	130.00–132.50	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	127.50	127.50
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–142.50	141.19
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	526	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	155.00–157.50	156.25
1	—	460	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	45.00–54.00	49.13
2	—	1,188	60.00–65.00	62.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	62.00–67.00	64.58
1	—	1,255	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,807	79.00–92.00	85.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	850.00	850.00

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.