Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-08-21

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 38▼ 36 vs year ago 154 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 46▲ 10 vs year ago 47 · +21.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.44/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$147.44

55 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	152.85	1,001	40
Medium and Large 2	617	133.00	821	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $180 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 sale55 hd

147.44

—

WV average2 barns · 135 hd

145.63

+1.81

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	1,934	102.11	1,975	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	67.00	1,013	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	65.66	818	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	64.21	690	20

Every lot

43 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 2	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	161.25/cwt	155.00–167.50	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	149.53/cwt	147.50–155.00	800	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	133.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	596	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	130.67/cwt	127.50–132.50	806	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,064	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	153.36/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,161	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,122	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,213	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,239	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.83/cwt	152.50–157.50	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,934	102.11/cwt	91.00–121.00	1,975	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	64.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	683	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	71.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	775	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	57.50/cwt	56.00–58.00	627	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	64.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	772	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	945	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	55.12/cwt	52.00–58.00	744	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	947	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,082	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 38Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
3	—	468	152.50–157.50	155.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
2	—	513	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
7	—	580	110.00–120.00	116.63
3	—	603	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
2	—	772	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	132.50	132.50
2	—	512	122.50	122.50
2	—	720	128.00	128.00
8	—	459	125.00–134.00	130.04
7	—	563	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	139.00	139.00
3	—	953	130.00	130.00
4	—	691	154.00	154.00
1	—	605	142.50	142.50
2	—	420	155.00–167.50	161.25
8	—	535	147.50–155.00	149.53
8	—	757	150.00–154.50	153.36
2	—	807	139.00	139.00
2	—	332	177.50	177.50
2	—	462	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	120.00–140.00	133.19
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
8	—	617	127.50–132.50	130.67
2	—	790	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,934	91.00–121.00	102.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	52.00–58.00	55.12
8	—	1,191	63.00–69.00	64.85
4	—	1,303	71.00–74.00	72.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	70.00–74.00	71.21
12	—	1,066	60.00–66.00	64.11
4	—	1,090	56.00–58.00	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,480	64.00	64.00

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.