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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2020-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 31

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 277▼ 7 vs year ago 198 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 111▼ 32 vs year ago 84 · −38.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information supplied by stockyards.

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 $107.17/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$107.17

72 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	113.77	562	33
Medium and Large 2	492	101.59	499	39

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $63 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 sale72 hd

107.17

—

WV average3 barns · 214 hd

109.65

−2.48

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	1,630	73.09	1,191	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	54.90	721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	45.68	541	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	34.99	329	10

Every lot

51 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 2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	146.60/cwt	137.50–155.00	459	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	136.95/cwt	128.00–142.50	638	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	121.88/cwt	115.00–127.00	644	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	106.49/cwt	100.00–111.00	442	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	84.86/cwt	80.00–90.00	611	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	73.09/cwt	61.00–80.00	1,191	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	34.99/cwt	30.00–40.00	329	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	45.68/cwt	40.00–50.00	541	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	54.90/cwt	51.00–60.00	721	6

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 277Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 111Year ago 84

Information supplied by stockyards.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	380	142.50	142.50
4	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
3	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	460	142.50	142.50
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	275	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	123.00	123.00
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	124.00	124.00
2	—	340	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	127.00	127.00
2	—	635	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	111.00	111.00
3	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
5	—	600	105.00	105.00
3	—	375	125.00	125.00
8	—	560	116.00	116.00
5	—	460	122.50	122.50
2	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	105.00	105.00
4	—	630	90.00	90.00
4	—	720	80.00–90.00	84.86
3	—	340	100.00	100.00
3	—	280	110.00	110.00
5	—	535	100.00	100.00
4	—	480	109.00	109.00
11	—	415	100.00–111.00	106.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	142.50	142.50
3	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
4	—	313	137.50–155.00	146.60
8	—	466	128.00–142.50	136.95
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
3	—	660	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	115.00–127.00	121.88
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	433	120.00–130.00	125.09
2	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	61.00–80.00	73.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	940	30.00–40.00	34.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	51.00–60.00	54.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	40.00–50.00	45.68

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.