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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 17

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 224▲ 69 vs year ago 290 · +23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 47▲ 44 vs year ago 21 · +209.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 26▼ 4 vs year ago 30 · −13.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported with higher offerings of feeders and slaughter cattle. #1 Steers sold steady to slightly higher by $5/cwt, #1 heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls higher by $5-$12/cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1-$2/cwt lower, slaughter bulls slightly higher by $1/cwt. Baby calves, beef, $175-$200. Baby lambs, $17-$18. Heiferettes, $87.50-$101. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

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 $162.12/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$162.12

136 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	164.08	975	117
Medium and Large 2	495	150.08	743	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $232 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 sale136 hd

162.12

—

WV average7 barns · 1,090 hd

156.67

+5.45

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	—	High	1,602	88.02	1,410	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	69.31	1,037	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	67.79	812	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	61.47	625	18

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	624	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	146.29/cwt	140.00–152.50	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	161.90/cwt	157.50–170.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	148.11/cwt	140.00–155.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	170.16/cwt	162.50–177.50	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	176.31/cwt	172.50–180.00	897	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	185.50/cwt	173.00–191.00	972	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	171.02/cwt	155.00–179.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	919	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	163.47/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	141.26/cwt	132.50–150.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	983	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	998	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	139.77/cwt	132.50–147.50	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	117.35/cwt	112.50–122.50	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	138.89/cwt	135.00–141.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	137.54/cwt	122.50–147.50	516	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	137.34/cwt	127.50–142.50	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	125.98/cwt	117.50–132.50	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	130.58/cwt	122.50–134.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	132.83/cwt	122.50–142.00	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	130.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	696	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	131.70/cwt	125.00–140.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	135.45/cwt	126.00–155.00	773	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	114.45/cwt	107.50–121.00	659	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	828	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	129.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	794	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	138.22/cwt	130.00–147.50	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	147.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	142.25/cwt	128.00–157.50	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	140.64/cwt	132.50–155.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	124.58/cwt	122.50–131.00	725	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	854	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	88.72/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,393	14
Bulls	—	—	1,591	79.44/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	104.62/cwt	102.50–107.00	1,935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	55.97/cwt	40.00–61.00	484	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	62.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	661	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	66.71/cwt	65.00–69.00	790	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	60.98/cwt	59.00–63.00	723	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	72.70/cwt	70.00–75.00	863	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	822	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,028	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,884.30/cwt	1,100.00–2,700.00	20,068	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,665.05/cwt	1,400.00–2,000.00	18,948	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,371.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,600.00	14,779	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,432	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,019	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,339	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 Apr 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 224Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 47Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	140.00–155.00	147.40
12	—	582	122.50–131.00	124.58
1	—	650	137.50	137.50
3	—	740	127.00	127.00
4	—	521	132.50–155.00	140.64
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
2	—	278	137.50	137.50
2	—	773	90.00–95.00	92.43
4	—	380	130.00–147.50	138.22
8	—	468	128.00–157.50	142.25
5	—	619	135.00–140.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	127.50	127.50
4	—	305	132.50–147.50	139.77
5	—	476	122.50–134.00	130.58
2	—	280	132.50–135.00	133.73
8	—	524	122.50–142.00	132.83
16	—	375	122.50–147.50	137.54
3	—	563	125.00–140.00	131.70
5	—	433	127.50–142.50	137.34
3	—	613	125.00–136.00	129.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	107.50–121.00	114.45
2	—	330	112.50–122.50	117.35
2	—	407	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	135.00–141.00	138.89
3	—	620	124.00	124.00
17	—	571	126.00–155.00	135.45
4	—	651	131.00	131.00
9	—	419	134.00–140.00	137.05
2	—	315	134.00–135.00	134.49
6	—	471	117.50–132.50	125.98
7	—	533	125.00–138.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	146.00	146.00
7	—	609	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
3	—	531	155.00–179.00	171.02
5	—	625	132.50–150.00	141.26
2	—	383	140.00–152.50	146.29
5	—	437	140.00–155.00	148.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	157.50–170.00	161.90
12	—	615	147.50–165.00	163.47
12	—	571	161.00	161.00
7	—	697	141.00	141.00
6	—	509	172.50–180.00	176.31
3	—	378	165.00	165.00
2	—	480	162.50–177.50	170.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	524	173.00–191.00	185.50
26	—	726	137.50	137.50
11	—	617	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,371.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,138	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,665.05
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,065	1,100.00–2,700.00	1,884.30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	59.00–63.00	60.98
10	—	1,208	65.00–71.00	68.06
5	—	1,187	70.00–75.00	72.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	60.00–65.00	62.97
4	—	1,184	65.00–69.00	66.71
6	—	864	40.00–61.00	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	65.00–71.00	68.19
1	—	1,430	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	102.50–107.00	104.62
5	—	1,591	77.50–82.00	79.44
14	—	1,570	84.00–95.00	88.72

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.