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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 1

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 14 vs year ago 28 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.57/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$116.57

13 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	118.57	615	7thin
Medium and Large 2	448	114.24	512	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $103 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 sale13 hd

116.57

—

WV average5 barns · 170 hd

118.24

−1.67

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	1,672	92.04	1,539	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	63.80	863	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	58.43	859	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	57.66	650	12

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	132.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	732	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	92.04/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,539	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	48.04/cwt	45.00–50.00	520	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	763	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	58.95/cwt	55.00–61.00	675	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	62.43/cwt	59.00–66.00	828	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	58.43/cwt	57.00–61.00	859	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,084	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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	127.50	127.50
3	—	546	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00–111.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	675	112.50	112.50
1	—	450	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	125.00–135.00	132.37
2	—	623	112.50–113.00	112.75
1	—	855	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	114.00–119.00	116.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,672	83.00–99.00	92.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	55.00–61.00	58.95
3	—	1,082	45.00–50.00	48.04
2	—	1,130	66.00–69.00	67.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	57.00–61.00	58.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,327	59.00–66.00	62.43
1	—	1,505	72.00	72.00

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.