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Weston Livestock Marketing

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 10

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 353▲ 512 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 89▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 8 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 $119.31/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$119.31

118 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	120.61	535	90
Medium and Large 2	384	115.67	444	27
Medium and Large 1-2	615	100.00	615	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale118 hd

119.31

—

WV average6 barns · 1,563 hd

124.70

−5.40

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	1,740	80.37	1,398	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	53.68	687	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	52.39	740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	46.48	522	43

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	156.28/cwt	150.00–167.50	488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	151.43/cwt	142.50–167.50	575	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	150.03/cwt	142.50–155.00	636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	151.13/cwt	142.00–162.00	704	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	136.97/cwt	127.50–143.00	729	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.52/cwt	135.00–137.50	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	140.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	868	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	118.89/cwt	112.50–125.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	125.81/cwt	115.00–131.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	117.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	135	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	159	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	125.09/cwt	120.00–132.50	339	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.50	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	122.53/cwt	110.00–127.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	123.55/cwt	110.00–130.00	403	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	117.56/cwt	100.00–120.00	429	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	123.75/cwt	115.00–132.50	462	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	127.03/cwt	117.50–140.00	526	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	111.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	122.66/cwt	117.50–125.00	590	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	103.67/cwt	95.00–112.50	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	113.07/cwt	109.00–117.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	103.44/cwt	90.00–106.00	663	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	271	165.73/cwt	135.00–176.00	449	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	162.23/cwt	150.00–166.00	506	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	145.66/cwt	125.00–170.00	556	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	403	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	484	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	147.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	631	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	144.07/cwt	132.50–159.00	668	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	135.82/cwt	132.50–137.50	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	134.13/cwt	122.50–142.50	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	80.37/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,398	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	52.10/cwt	50.00–54.00	578	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	45.72/cwt	38.00–52.00	512	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	36.53/cwt	35.00–38.00	449	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	715	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	51.17/cwt	50.00–52.00	660	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	52.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	676	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	809	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	52.33/cwt	51.00–54.00	772	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 353Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,291	50.00–54.00	52.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,119	38.00–52.00	45.72
2	—	1,228	35.00–38.00	36.53
8	—	1,109	50.00–54.00	52.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	51.00–54.00	52.33
1	—	1,470	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,290	50.00–52.00	51.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,740	70.00–86.00	80.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	135.00–137.50	136.52
15	—	532	127.50–143.00	136.97
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
19	—	616	136.00–142.00	140.94
6	—	424	142.50–155.00	150.03
9	—	380	142.50–167.50	151.43
3	—	771	115.00–131.00	125.81
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
2	—	675	112.50–125.00	118.89
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
16	—	466	142.00–162.00	151.13
5	—	712	128.50	128.50
5	—	862	115.00–118.00	117.40
4	—	312	150.00–167.50	156.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	151.00	151.00
2	—	328	120.00–130.00	124.73
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	132.50–137.50	135.82
6	—	271	135.00–176.00	165.73
17	—	428	140.00–152.50	147.32
7	—	312	150.00–166.00	162.23
4	—	565	122.50–142.50	134.13
10	—	464	132.50–159.00	144.07
2	—	705	95.00	95.00
8	—	382	125.00–170.00	145.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
3	—	403	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
5	—	577	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
24	—	481	117.50–125.00	122.66
16	—	326	110.00–130.00	123.55
1	—	775	112.50	112.50
2	—	615	109.00–117.00	113.07
17	—	414	117.50–140.00	127.03
4	—	271	120.00–132.50	125.09
6	—	542	110.00–120.00	114.84
9	—	373	115.00–132.50	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	110.00–127.00	122.53
1	—	135	117.50	117.50
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
11	—	365	100.00–120.00	117.56
4	—	480	110.00–117.50	111.89
2	—	515	95.00–112.50	103.67
2	—	283	115.00–122.50	118.65
1	—	425	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	100.00	100.00
6	—	641	90.00–106.00	103.44
1	—	515	92.50	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00

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.