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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 218▲ 28 vs year ago 107 · +26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 16 · +218.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 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 $120.67/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$120.67

41 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	124.97	642	27
Medium and Large 2	435	112.39	489	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $153 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 sale41 hd

120.67

—

WV average4 barns · 134 hd

114.73

+5.94

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	1,628	92.74	1,510	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	67.50	1,068	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	65.56	835	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	57.24	591	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,317	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,042	3thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	432	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	127.45/cwt	126.00–128.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	124.22/cwt	124.00–125.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	127.85/cwt	115.00–140.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	121.78/cwt	119.00–127.50	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	97.64/cwt	90.00–105.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	990	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	92.74/cwt	68.00–110.00	1,510	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	62.60/cwt	59.00–65.00	636	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	51.85/cwt	47.00–56.00	548	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	43.41/cwt	42.00–45.00	474	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	66.34/cwt	64.00–70.00	878	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,038	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,370.27/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,370	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	746	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	615	3

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 May 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 218Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
1	—	990	87.50	87.50
1	—	305	157.50	157.50
5	—	546	119.00	119.00
3	—	581	119.00–127.50	121.78
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	90.00–105.00	97.64
4	—	462	115.00–140.00	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	92.50	92.50
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	342	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
2	—	260	127.50–135.00	131.18
3	—	562	110.00–111.00	110.33
2	—	420	125.00–132.50	128.57
1	—	510	102.50	102.50
1	—	495	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
4	—	566	125.00–127.50	126.26
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	680	121.00	121.00
9	—	504	124.00–125.00	124.22
7	—	468	126.00–128.00	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	117.50–122.50	120.01
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,320	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,370.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	746	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,628	68.00–110.00	92.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,435	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	69.00	69.00
5	—	1,056	47.00–56.00	51.85
2	—	1,093	42.00–45.00	43.41
8	—	1,016	59.00–65.00	62.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,323	64.00–70.00	66.34
1	—	1,085	78.00	78.00

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.