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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 60▲ 66 vs year ago 15 · +440.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 33▲ 19 vs year ago 31 · +61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.30/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$148.30

49 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$50.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

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	558	160.08	894	33
Small and Medium 1-2	521	126.29	657	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	497	123.76	615	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	540	110.00	594	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about $300 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 sale49 hd

148.30

—

WV average4 barns · 83 hd

149.46

−1.16

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	1,656	79.95	1,324	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	64.05	868	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	61.11	682	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	61.00	1,061	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	90.03/cwt	85.00–95.00	327	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	533	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	750	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	136.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	948	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	156.79/cwt	147.50–165.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	874	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	127.81/cwt	120.00–137.50	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	637	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	158.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	81.69/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,356	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	50.44/cwt	49.00–52.50	454	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	61.28/cwt	56.00–66.00	705	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	75.98/cwt	74.00–78.50	918	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	705	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	62.71/cwt	56.00–66.00	845	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	67.28/cwt	65.00–71.00	924	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,061	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	892.71/cwt	885.00–900.00	11,721	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	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 Mar 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 60Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 33Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	571	147.50–165.00	156.79
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	122.50	122.50
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
2	—	813	105.00–110.00	107.48
21	—	548	173.00	173.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	137.50	137.50
1	—	590	127.50	127.50
2	—	363	85.00–95.00	90.03
4	—	546	132.50–137.50	136.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	920	84.50	84.50
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
3	—	533	140.00–141.00	140.67
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	102.50	102.50
2	—	652	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	930	68.50	68.50
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
6	—	470	120.00–137.50	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.50	112.50
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
1	—	460	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	132.50	132.50
3	—	460	150.00–162.50	158.38
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	885.00–900.00	892.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	56.00–66.00	62.71
6	—	1,373	65.00–71.00	67.28
1	—	1,305	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	74.00–78.50	75.98
13	—	1,151	56.00–66.00	61.28
3	—	900	49.00–52.50	50.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,660	79.00–86.00	81.69

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.