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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 4Sep 11Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 186▲ 88 vs year ago 167 · +52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 53▼ 17 vs year ago 64 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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

Larger supply compared to last week, greater run of feeder cattle with similar offering of slaughter cattle. Demand firm for all types. Feeder steers sold $5-$7 higher, feeder heifers sold $1-$6 higher, feeder bulls $5-$7 higher. Slaughter cows sold $1.50-$5 higher for average classification. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Heiferettes: $100-$105 per cwt. Dairy calves, $80-$85 per head. Small run of shoats sold $70-$85 per head.

*Graded Feeder Calf Sale Thursday, September 16 at 9 AM*

*Take in Wednesday, September 15 from 7 AM to 7 PM*

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 $124.68/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$124.68

126 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	131.76	684	62
Medium and Large 2	536	121.39	651	55
Medium and Large 3	473	96.01	454	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $229 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 sale126 hd

124.68

—

WV average4 barns · 418 hd

132.68

−8.00

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	1,362	92.33	1,257	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	75.49	984	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	74.33	880	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	67.04	697	15

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	170.86/cwt	170.00–172.50	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	154.25/cwt	132.50–162.50	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	170.12/cwt	162.50–177.50	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	135.30/cwt	120.00–145.00	644	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	137.84/cwt	120.00–155.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.68/cwt	152.50–162.50	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	142.34/cwt	127.50–155.00	884	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	136.06/cwt	125.00–140.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	136.05/cwt	117.50–152.00	932	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,155	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	126.13/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,208	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,377	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	124.15/cwt	122.50–127.50	339	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	136.39/cwt	130.00–142.50	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	132.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	131.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	118.65/cwt	110.00–127.50	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	137.42/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	103.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	124.38/cwt	110.00–135.00	587	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	131.72/cwt	117.50–140.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	93.61/cwt	90.00–97.50	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	115.78/cwt	111.00–122.50	610	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	87.08/cwt	60.00–105.00	463	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	797	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	118.47/cwt	110.00–130.00	684	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	120.27/cwt	110.00–127.50	738	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	122.27/cwt	117.00–127.50	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	116.78/cwt	110.00–122.50	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	110.69/cwt	102.50–117.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	909	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	162.12/cwt	155.00–175.00	760	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	109.13/cwt	105.00–118.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	111.26/cwt	107.50–120.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	120.06/cwt	115.00–127.50	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	111.07/cwt	105.00–117.50	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	93.90/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,348	84.45/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	59.81/cwt	57.00–62.00	561	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	66.76/cwt	65.00–70.00	690	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	70.37/cwt	68.00–75.00	767	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	72.00/cwt	70.00–74.00	812	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	67.54/cwt	65.00–69.00	813	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	78.90/cwt	76.00–82.00	959	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	984	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,047.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,260	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 Sep 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 186Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

*Graded Feeder Calf Sale Thursday, September 16 at 9 AM*

*Take in Wednesday, September 15 from 7 AM to 7 PM*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	102.50–117.00	110.69
8	—	577	110.00–130.00	118.47
7	—	472	110.00–135.00	124.38
8	—	614	110.00–127.50	120.27
11	—	527	111.00–122.50	115.78
3	—	668	110.00–122.50	116.78
5	—	389	130.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	425	110.00–127.50	118.65
3	—	273	122.50–127.50	124.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	557	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	130.00–137.50	132.47
3	—	320	130.00–142.50	136.39
2	—	685	127.00	127.00
2	—	618	117.00–127.50	122.27
10	—	569	117.00–120.00	118.64
11	—	427	130.00–142.50	137.42
9	—	475	117.50–140.00	131.72
4	—	751	121.00	121.00
5	—	513	120.00–130.00	127.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	100.00–115.00	103.91
2	—	478	90.00–97.50	93.61
3	—	532	60.00–105.00	87.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	120.00–155.00	137.84
4	—	425	132.50–162.50	154.25
4	—	476	120.00–145.00	135.30
6	—	685	117.50–152.00	136.05
6	—	621	127.50–155.00	142.34
3	—	368	170.00–172.50	170.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	152.50–162.50	156.68
2	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
2	—	718	145.00	145.00
4	—	661	125.00–140.00	136.06
3	—	412	160.00–162.50	160.86
2	—	458	162.50–177.50	170.12
2	—	865	144.00	144.00
4	—	626	150.00–154.00	152.03
2	—	790	145.00–147.50	146.24
3	—	958	122.50–128.00	126.13
2	—	1,020	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	172.50	172.50
2	—	507	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	115.00–127.50	120.06
2	—	443	155.00	155.00
3	—	368	130.00–140.00	136.79
3	—	750	116.00	116.00
4	—	612	107.50–120.00	111.26
5	—	715	105.00–117.50	111.07
8	—	469	155.00–175.00	162.12
2	—	310	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	525	105.00–118.00	109.13

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,047.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	82.00–86.00	84.45
1	—	1,890	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,292	90.00–98.00	93.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	70.00–74.00	72.00
7	—	1,215	76.00–82.00	78.90
3	—	1,203	65.00–69.00	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	75.00–76.00	75.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	65.00–70.00	66.76
2	—	938	57.00–62.00	59.81
5	—	1,090	68.00–75.00	70.37

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.