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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 146▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 1▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.58/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$145.58

113 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	146.24	835	89
Medium and Large 2	477	143.15	683	24

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $152 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 sale113 hd

145.58

—

WV average6 barns · 1,373 hd

138.58

+7.00

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	1,853	72.86	1,350	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	61.50	724	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	49.11	497	6thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	146.23/cwt	135.00–150.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	144.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	148.51/cwt	137.50–152.50	757	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	141.85/cwt	130.00–147.50	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	872	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	148.02/cwt	135.00–149.00	859	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	134.33/cwt	120.00–137.50	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	118.89/cwt	115.00–122.50	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	121.06/cwt	110.00–127.50	432	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	123.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	530	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	121.04/cwt	107.50–130.00	527	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	114.12/cwt	107.50–125.00	535	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	123.67/cwt	112.50–132.50	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	126.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	717	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	108.19/cwt	90.00–118.00	684	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	97.40/cwt	95.00–98.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,853	72.86/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,350	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	334	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	48.92/cwt	44.00–54.00	496	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	63.25/cwt	60.00–66.00	683	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	795	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,060	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,156	1,091.30/cwt	1,025.00–1,185.00	12,615	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,873	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,344	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,033	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,355	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,501	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 Apr 18, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	659	120.00–137.50	134.33
20	—	580	135.00–149.00	148.02
11	—	472	140.00–145.00	144.08
5	—	429	135.00–150.00	146.23
3	—	537	130.00–147.50	141.85
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	960	117.50	117.50
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	558	156.25	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	147.50	147.50
1	—	465	117.50	117.50
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
7	—	434	145.00	145.00
13	—	510	137.50–152.50	148.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
5	—	640	95.00–98.00	97.40
5	—	495	132.50	132.50
3	—	668	100.00–110.00	104.99
1	—	580	117.50	117.50
1	—	515	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	107.50–125.00	114.12
9	—	435	107.50–130.00	121.04
3	—	388	110.00–120.00	113.26
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	112.50	112.50
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	120.00–133.00	126.76
12	—	430	120.00–124.00	123.22
10	—	632	90.00–118.00	108.19
8	—	520	112.50–132.50	123.67
6	—	357	110.00–127.50	121.06
2	—	328	115.00–122.50	118.89
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	67.00–78.00	72.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,080	60.00–66.00	63.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,175	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,014	44.00–54.00	48.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,091.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	720.00	720.00

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.