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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 280 vs last sale 39▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 1▲ 15 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 $122.76/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$122.76

133 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	124.28	686	120
Medium and Large 2	486	108.76	528	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $158 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 sale133 hd

122.76

—

WV average5 barns · 551 hd

117.86

+4.91

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	2,053	72.42	1,487	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	51.01	596	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	48.24	806	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	46.61	507	11

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	127.58/cwt	122.50–130.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	152.04/cwt	142.50–157.50	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	142.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	158.60/cwt	132.50–167.50	766	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.55/cwt	135.00–151.00	771	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	151.02/cwt	125.00–158.00	888	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	131.38/cwt	120.00–142.50	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	119.69/cwt	112.00–126.00	827	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	712	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	128.89/cwt	115.00–140.00	554	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	130.06/cwt	108.00–142.50	606	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	108.61/cwt	107.50–112.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	128.84/cwt	116.00–134.00	689	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	132.26/cwt	115.00–140.00	749	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	126.16/cwt	122.50–129.00	791	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	657	100.06/cwt	97.50–107.50	657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.29/cwt	134.00–142.50	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	512	133.23/cwt	120.00–137.50	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	106.89/cwt	96.00–112.00	780	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,053	72.42/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,487	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	569	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	43.64/cwt	41.00–46.00	465	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	51.80/cwt	48.00–55.00	582	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	47.30/cwt	44.00–49.00	552	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	51.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	632	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	49.36/cwt	48.00–51.00	819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	752.97/cwt	720.00–775.00	9,902	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,994	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,140	1,055.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	12,027	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	1,092.52/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	12,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	66.91/cwt	60.00–76.00	589	2

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 Apr 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	720.00–775.00	752.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	975.00	975.00

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	2	—	1,163	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055.00

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	2	—	880	60.00–76.00	66.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	116.00	116.00
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	112.50	112.50
2	—	400	105.00	105.00
2	—	450	108.00	108.00
4	—	531	107.50–112.00	108.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	535	116.00–134.00	128.84
21	—	566	115.00–140.00	132.26
20	—	466	108.00–142.50	130.06
18	—	627	122.50–129.00	126.16
13	—	430	115.00–140.00	128.89
4	—	693	112.50	112.50
1	—	800	83.00	83.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	97.50–107.50	100.06
2	—	728	100.00–102.50	101.28
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
2	—	538	120.00–122.50	121.23
2	—	712	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
2	—	436	135.00–150.00	142.48
3	—	800	105.00	105.00
5	—	385	142.50–157.50	152.04
7	—	630	120.00–142.50	131.38
7	—	691	112.00–126.00	119.69
10	—	526	135.00–151.00	146.55
18	—	588	125.00–158.00	151.02
24	—	483	132.50–167.50	158.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	382	122.50–130.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
4	—	512	120.00–137.50	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	134.00–142.50	138.29
2	—	650	107.50	107.50
2	—	790	85.00	85.00
9	—	730	96.00–112.00	106.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
2	—	585	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	68.00–77.00	72.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,168	44.00–49.00	47.30
4	—	1,221	49.00–54.00	51.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,660	48.00–51.00	49.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	48.00–55.00	51.80
7	—	1,066	41.00–46.00	43.64

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.