Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-10-09

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 378▲ 40 vs year ago 512 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 68▲ 0 vs year ago 88 · +0.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$124.88
103 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.88
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461127.9159085
Medium and Large 2476110.5952618thin
One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $64 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 sale103 hd
124.88
—
WV average6 barns · 785 hd
130.76
−5.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,69576.591,29816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50457.028587thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23453.3865911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09147.3951735

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504431
Steers—Medium and Large 1316192.93/cwt191.00–196.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 1355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 2370132.50/cwt132.50–132.504901
Steers—Medium and Large 2405122.50/cwt122.50–122.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1428161.52/cwt155.00–170.0069113
Steers—Medium and Large 2466133.61/cwt127.50–137.506234
Steers—Medium and Large 1486160.62/cwt137.00–173.0078112
Steers—Medium and Large 1532155.71/cwt142.00–170.0082827
Steers—Medium and Large 2545135.00/cwt125.00–145.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1558151.19/cwt145.00–152.508446
Steers—Medium and Large 2580152.50/cwt152.50–152.508851
Steers—Medium and Large 1605134.26/cwt134.00–135.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 2617109.00/cwt109.00–109.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2667134.46/cwt130.00–136.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1810111.00/cwt111.00–111.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205119.00/cwt119.00–119.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235132.50/cwt132.50–132.503111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326132.61/cwt130.00–135.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369109.94/cwt105.00–120.004064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378130.46/cwt122.50–135.0049319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405117.50/cwt117.50–117.504761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422129.11/cwt117.00–135.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464115.39/cwt110.00–121.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479134.27/cwt127.50–140.0064326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524121.59/cwt116.00–133.0063711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574116.26/cwt114.00–122.0066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576104.15/cwt102.50–105.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 173595.07/cwt90.00–100.006992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280145.50/cwt145.50–145.504071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366173.89/cwt170.00–177.506364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417144.87/cwt132.50–157.506045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418123.59/cwt120.00–127.505172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475110.52/cwt105.00–122.505254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493141.46/cwt135.00–143.006979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523116.39/cwt110.00–132.506097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578124.68/cwt120.00–133.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618105.35/cwt103.00–108.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627110.72/cwt107.00–117.506946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658107.52/cwt102.50–112.507072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718106.00/cwt106.00–106.007612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31057.26/cwt45.00–66.007502
Bulls——1,75079.35/cwt71.00–86.001,38914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07050.61/cwt47.00–58.0054215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09443.42/cwt40.00–46.0047518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22359.00/cwt59.00–59.007222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22454.78/cwt52.00–60.006719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27847.06/cwt46.00–48.006012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50457.02/cwt52.00–61.008587

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.