Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-05-23

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 107▼ 3 vs year ago 42 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.59/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$143.59

18 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	149.25	867	10thin
Medium and Large 2	349	136.51	476	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $391 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 sale18 hd

143.59

—

WV average4 barns · 124 hd

128.21

+15.38

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	1,629	91.50	1,491	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	72.34	902	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	54.69	581	3thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	132.38/cwt	127.50–137.50	428	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	139.33/cwt	135.00–142.50	504	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	134.28/cwt	130.00–142.50	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,629	91.50/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,491	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	54.69/cwt	52.00–56.00	581	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	813	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	949	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	912.97/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,129	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,181	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 May 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 107Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	74.00–75.00	74.51
1	—	1,195	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	52.00–56.00	54.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,629	86.00–102.00	91.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	155.00	155.00
3	—	408	145.00–150.00	148.33
1	—	805	132.50	132.50
3	—	661	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	135.00–142.50	139.33
2	—	323	127.50–137.50	132.38
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	129.00	129.00
3	—	531	135.00–139.00	137.64
3	—	440	132.50	132.50
1	—	590	122.50	122.50
3	—	360	130.00–142.50	134.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
1	—	655	97.50	97.50
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	117.50	117.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,235.00	1,235.00

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	—	1,133	900.00–925.00	912.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	860.00	860.00

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.