Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-08-28

Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 118▲ 37 vs year ago 117 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 57▲ 7 vs year ago 37 · +18.9%

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 $147.12/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$147.12

58 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$39.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	156.00	974	45
Medium and Large 2	601	116.37	700	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.64/cwt here — about $274 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 sale58 hd

147.12

—

WV average3 barns · 180 hd

151.30

−4.18

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	1,624	100.00	1,624	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	69.00	1,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	68.70	869	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	66.53	736	23

Every lot

39 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 1	286	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	172.61/cwt	167.50–177.50	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	156.25/cwt	150.00–162.50	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	152.76/cwt	147.50–155.00	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	154.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,044	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	153.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,087	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	120.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,202	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	129.75/cwt	126.00–132.50	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	119.10/cwt	117.50–122.50	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	596	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	852	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	875	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	135.92/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,007	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	95.31/cwt	82.00–112.50	1,559	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	64.92/cwt	60.50–69.00	693	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	647	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	71.73/cwt	70.00–74.00	813	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	56.85/cwt	56.00–57.50	663	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	791	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	75.30/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,035	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	951	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,168	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 118Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 57Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	147.50	147.50
2	—	338	167.50–177.50	172.61
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
11	—	678	150.00–155.00	154.02
1	—	785	148.00	148.00
2	—	570	150.00–162.50	156.25
8	—	621	147.50–155.00	152.76
12	—	708	149.00–154.00	153.56
3	—	825	145.00–146.00	145.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	646	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	110.00–130.00	120.18
4	—	596	120.00	120.00
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
2	—	672	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	120.00–132.50	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	741	126.00–137.00	135.92
6	—	417	130.00–132.00	131.35
6	—	467	135.00	135.00
5	—	639	137.00	137.00
5	—	361	126.00–132.50	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	596	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
3	—	578	117.50–122.50	119.10
4	—	711	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	137.50	137.50
8	—	1,636	82.00–112.50	95.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,645	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,067	60.50–69.00	64.92
9	—	1,133	70.00–74.00	71.73
3	—	1,167	56.00–57.50	56.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,375	74.00–76.00	75.30
3	—	1,205	65.00–67.00	65.67

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.