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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 341▼ 117 vs year ago 470 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 51▼ 29 vs year ago 118 · −24.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slightly higher run this week than last with greater offering of slaughter cattle as well as short legged stock, and similar offering of feeder cattle. Slightly higher demand for #1 Steers, $4-5 per cwt, softer demand for #1 heifers, $15-20/cwt lower, feeder bulls sold steady to slightly higher. Weaker demand for slaughter cows, $4-6 lower per cwt for breakers and boners, lean cows weaker by $12 per cwt. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Small runs of: heiferettes, $80/cwt; dairy calves, $40; slaughter hogs, $35-60.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.85/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$114.85

135 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$2.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	115.84	581	88
Medium and Large 2	473	112.99	534	47

One grade step is worth $2.84/cwt here — about $47 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 sale135 hd

114.85

—

WV average6 barns · 1,071 hd

123.25

−8.41

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	—	Low	1,696	79.52	1,349	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	56.80	695	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	56.21	746	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	42.93	448	24

Every lot

54 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	318	150.77/cwt	135.00–165.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	143.33/cwt	137.50–150.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	138.99/cwt	130.00–155.00	514	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.31/cwt	140.00–167.50	597	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	640	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.65/cwt	114.00–130.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	147.23/cwt	132.50–152.50	761	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	128.37/cwt	122.50–132.50	674	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	125.64/cwt	117.00–130.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	131.98/cwt	130.00–132.50	752	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	132.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	813	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	123.37/cwt	110.00–137.50	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	991	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	134.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	122.28/cwt	112.50–135.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	134.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	126.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	114.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	432	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	118.51/cwt	114.00–125.00	491	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	116.29/cwt	108.00–120.00	485	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	112.87/cwt	106.00–120.00	533	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	115.82/cwt	107.00–128.00	552	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	106.34/cwt	100.00–111.00	606	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	109.38/cwt	107.50–110.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	105.29/cwt	100.00–116.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	114.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	94.95/cwt	87.50–102.50	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	150.88/cwt	147.50–155.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	151.44/cwt	147.50–155.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	146.16/cwt	137.50–154.00	678	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	114.94/cwt	112.50–117.50	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	135.85/cwt	127.50–145.00	732	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	110.19/cwt	107.50–113.00	686	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	70.51/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,054	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	83.38/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,486	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	32.79/cwt	27.50–37.50	278	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	44.46/cwt	40.00–48.00	485	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	52.81/cwt	49.00–54.00	615	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	50.81/cwt	49.00–53.00	602	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	59.81/cwt	57.00–64.00	727	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	55.67/cwt	52.50–59.00	686	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	56.47/cwt	54.00–58.00	711	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	49.46/cwt	49.00–50.00	672	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	59.20/cwt	58.00–60.00	837	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	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 Oct 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 341Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 51Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	65.00–75.00	70.51
14	—	1,782	75.00–100.00	83.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	54.00–58.00	56.47
4	—	1,414	58.00–60.00	59.20
2	—	1,358	49.00–50.00	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,091	40.00–48.00	44.46
4	—	1,165	49.00–54.00	52.81
6	—	848	27.50–37.50	32.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,233	52.50–59.00	55.67
10	—	1,215	57.00–64.00	59.81
2	—	1,185	49.00–53.00	50.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	110.00–117.00	114.68
32	—	517	110.00–118.00	113.95
11	—	472	106.00–120.00	112.87
3	—	335	125.00–140.00	134.17
5	—	673	118.00	118.00
3	—	815	101.00	101.00
8	—	576	107.50–110.00	109.38
8	—	364	120.00–140.00	126.70
15	—	414	114.00–125.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	87.50–102.50	94.95
3	—	620	100.00–116.00	105.29
6	—	417	108.00–120.00	116.29
9	—	570	100.00–111.00	106.34
14	—	477	107.00–128.00	115.82
8	—	377	110.00–120.00	114.66
5	—	323	112.50–135.00	122.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	141.00	141.00
5	—	570	130.00–132.50	131.98
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
5	—	472	130.00–150.00	142.97
3	—	325	137.50–150.00	143.33
11	—	427	140.00–155.00	149.92
4	—	773	125.00–138.00	134.54
10	—	382	140.00–167.50	156.31
20	—	616	120.00–140.00	132.00
14	—	517	132.50–152.50	147.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	135.00–165.00	150.77
3	—	557	117.00–130.00	125.64
3	—	525	122.50–132.50	128.37
3	—	478	114.00–130.00	124.65
4	—	370	130.00–155.00	138.99
2	—	628	110.00–137.50	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	116.00	116.00
2	—	623	107.50–113.00	110.19
2	—	533	112.50–117.50	114.94
2	—	473	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	464	137.50–154.00	146.16
8	—	574	120.00–135.00	124.07
5	—	417	147.50–155.00	151.44
17	—	539	127.50–145.00	135.85
6	—	377	147.50–155.00	150.88

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	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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.