Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-07-31

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 31

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 7 vs year ago 39 · −17.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.37/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −56.54 against this barn's trailing median of $187.91.

Average price

$131.37

10 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.36

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	138.10	766	7thin
Medium and Large 2	613	115.67	709	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $57 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 sale10 hd

131.37

—

WV average5 barns · 82 hd

110.01

+21.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

187.91

−56.54

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	1,688	95.63	1,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	73.27	959	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	70.00	1,022	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	66.34	695	15

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 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	162.24/cwt	150.00–170.00	441	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	920	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	95.63/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,614	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	56.72/cwt	54.00–59.00	509	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	64.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	681	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	72.93/cwt	71.00–76.00	802	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	73.98/cwt	73.00–76.00	943	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,042	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 Jul 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
1	—	785	107.50	107.50
1	—	550	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	590	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	150.00–170.00	162.24
4	—	767	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	54.00–59.00	56.72
8	—	1,053	60.00–68.00	64.63
5	—	1,100	71.00–76.00	72.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,275	73.00–76.00	73.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	84.00–107.00	95.63

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.