Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-08-07

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 7

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 36▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 32▲ 18 vs year ago 28 · +64.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.14/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$134.14

15 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	137.43	768	12thin
Medium and Large 2	610	120.99	738	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $30 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 sale15 hd

134.14

—

WV average5 barns · 94 hd

135.38

−1.24

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	1,826	94.90	1,733	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	74.73	1,010	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	69.32	790	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	67.77	1,060	3thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	885	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	133.56/cwt	125.00–142.50	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	94.90/cwt	79.00–115.00	1,733	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	75.91/cwt	72.00–80.00	856	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	66.02/cwt	60.00–71.00	756	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	846	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	75.91/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,053	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	66.65/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,145	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 Aug 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 32Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,528	65.00–68.00	66.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	72.00–80.00	75.91
12	—	1,145	60.00–71.00	66.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,387	72.00–82.00	75.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,826	79.00–115.00	94.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
3	—	628	141.00	141.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	133.00	133.00
4	—	428	139.00	139.00
2	—	675	125.00–142.50	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	115.00–118.00	116.48
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	815	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
1	—	515	147.50	147.50
1	—	360	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00

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.