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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 512▲ 35 vs year ago 242 · +14.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 88▲ 32 vs year ago 79 · +40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $125.32/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$125.32

100 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$330

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.65	641	99
Medium 1-2	1,050	92.50	971	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about −$330 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 sale100 hd

125.32

—

WV average6 barns · 679 hd

132.31

−6.99

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	1,682	68.05	1,145	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	59.83	765	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	47.93	563	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	35.89	347	12

Every lot

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	249	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	157.48/cwt	140.00–165.00	524	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	120.00/cwt	90.00–150.00	540	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	714	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	619	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	101.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	917	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	262	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	235	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	55.99/cwt	53.00–58.00	703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	70.14/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	35.89/cwt	25.00–43.00	347	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	47.93/cwt	44.00–53.00	563	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	59.83/cwt	54.00–64.00	765	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,050	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 512Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 88Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 2

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Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	350	117.50	117.50
6	—	449	160.00	160.00
10	—	550	112.50	112.50
10	—	649	142.50	142.50
4	—	650	122.50	122.50
5	—	739	100.00–110.00	101.89
3	—	333	140.00–165.00	157.48
3	—	780	117.50	117.50
1	—	249	125.00	125.00
2	—	250	127.50	127.50
16	—	549	130.00	130.00
32	—	450	90.00–150.00	120.00
1	—	175	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	122.50	122.50
5	—	550	107.00	107.00
10	—	525	110.00	110.00
20	—	450	117.00	117.00
6	—	650	110.00	110.00
10	—	375	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	110.00	110.00
5	—	700	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	100.00	100.00
5	—	649	90.00	90.00
10	—	400	100.00	100.00
10	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
3	—	725	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	142.50	142.50
4	—	400	145.00	145.00
5	—	600	140.00	140.00
10	—	475	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	300	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	110.00	110.00
5	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	200	117.50	117.50
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	65.00–75.00	70.14
1	—	2,200	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,255	53.00–58.00	55.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,279	54.00–64.00	59.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	25.00–43.00	35.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,174	44.00–53.00	47.93

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.