Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-02-27

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 27
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.13/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$121.13
7 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$33.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.44
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2450128.745804thin
Medium 1-2540119.006432thin
Medium 260095.005701thin
One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $10 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 sale7 hd
121.13
—
WV average4 barns · 250 hd
131.57
−10.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,79085.001,5221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44665.969549thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11859.3366312

Every lot

18 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488166.00/cwt166.00–166.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium 1-2505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563121.22/cwt120.00–122.506822
Heifers—Medium 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers—Medium 260095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675124.00/cwt124.00–124.008371
Bulls—Medium 299585.00/cwt85.00–85.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,79085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07571.00/cwt71.00–71.007631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12258.27/cwt55.00–64.0065411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39259.39/cwt56.00–65.008273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47369.25/cwt66.00–73.001,0206
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292895.55/cwt93.00–98.008872

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.