Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-09-05

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 5

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 117▼ 82 vs year ago 212 · −38.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 37▼ 35 vs year ago 72 · −48.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Greater overall offering than last reported, slightly higher run of feeder cattle, higher run of goats and sheep but similar offering of slaughter cattle. Demand steady for feeder steers but slightly lower for #1-#2 heifers. Slaughter cows saw a slightly lower demand, $5-7 per cwt; slightly lower demand for slaughter bulls, $5 per cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.40/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$141.40

54 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	325	155.91	507	8thin
Medium and Large 1	516	138.88	717	46

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale54 hd

141.40

—

WV average4 barns · 250 hd

144.91

−3.51

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	1,888	83.62	1,579	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,216	60.67	738	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	55.86	656	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	50.94	531	12

Every lot

34 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	168.73/cwt	160.00–185.00	476	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	173.87/cwt	170.00–177.50	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	155.10/cwt	135.00–173.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	131.11/cwt	100.00–155.00	492	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.00/cwt	137.50–142.50	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	138.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	643	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	135.04/cwt	127.00–148.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.58/cwt	122.50–132.50	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	135.84/cwt	132.50–137.50	955	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	253	145.02/cwt	142.50–147.50	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	134.28/cwt	122.50–140.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	125.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	120.93/cwt	117.00–123.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	112.43/cwt	106.00–117.50	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	111.69/cwt	100.00–122.50	361	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	129.54/cwt	126.00–132.50	486	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	118.62/cwt	107.50–130.00	786	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	250	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	83.62/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,579	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	42.67/cwt	40.00–45.00	422	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	52.05/cwt	47.00–55.00	526	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	55.01/cwt	53.00–58.00	605	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	58.13/cwt	56.00–62.00	659	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,189	58.76/cwt	53.00–62.00	699	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	53.03/cwt	50.00–55.00	650	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	65.46/cwt	65.00–66.00	841	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 Sep 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 117Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	117.00–123.00	120.93
5	—	420	120.00–129.00	125.39
7	—	521	110.00–120.00	114.87
3	—	342	122.50–140.00	134.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	106.00–117.50	112.43
5	—	328	130.00–140.00	135.91
8	—	442	126.00	126.00
2	—	253	142.50–147.50	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	122.50–132.50	127.58
3	—	703	132.50–137.50	135.84
3	—	332	135.00–173.00	155.10
4	—	423	137.50–142.50	140.00
2	—	385	152.50	152.50
11	—	463	130.00–145.00	138.86
6	—	585	127.00–148.00	135.04
12	—	528	130.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	677	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	160.00–185.00	168.73
2	—	315	170.00–177.50	173.87
3	—	375	100.00–155.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	126.00–132.50	129.54
2	—	663	107.50–130.00	118.62
2	—	458	130.00–132.50	131.26
2	—	323	100.00–122.50	111.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	56.00–62.00	58.13
4	—	1,225	50.00–55.00	53.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	65.00–66.00	65.46
5	—	1,189	53.00–62.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	47.00–55.00	52.05
3	—	990	40.00–45.00	42.67
5	—	1,099	53.00–58.00	55.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,888	78.00–87.00	83.62

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.