Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-06-12

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 12

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 51▼ 38 vs year ago 47 · −80.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run than last week, lower numbers of feeder cattle and replacement cattle but similar slaughter cattle offering. No market test on feeders. Demand stronger for slaughter cows by $10-$18/cwt higher, bulls higher by $5-$18/cwt. Small run of beef calves, $130-$165/hd.

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 $121.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$121.75

4 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	124.00	634	3thin
Medium and Large 2	295	115.00	339	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $295 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 sale4 hd

121.75

—

WV average2 barns · 53 hd

130.10

−8.35

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	1,707	99.81	1,704	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	86.35	1,308	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	82.82	1,003	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	75.42	846	13

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	85.42/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	121.40/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,337	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	67.02/cwt	63.00–71.00	713	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	76.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	821	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	76.31/cwt	75.00–77.00	907	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	82.99/cwt	78.00–87.00	994	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	85.27/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,028	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	87.75/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,099	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	86.35/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,308	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,188.30/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	13,963	2

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 Jun 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 51Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	126.00	126.00

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	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	83.00–90.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	78.00–87.00	82.99
5	—	1,252	84.00–90.00	87.75
4	—	1,188	75.00–77.00	76.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	63.00–71.00	67.02
2	—	1,080	74.00–78.00	76.00
5	—	1,206	80.00–92.00	85.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	80.00–90.00	85.42
2	—	1,925	119.00–124.00	121.40

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.