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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2021-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Nov 13Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 155▲ 48 vs year ago 53 · +90.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 49▼ 10 vs year ago 59 · −16.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$120.00

52 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	125.66	640	29
Medium and Large 2	476	112.86	537	23

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $103 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 sale52 hd

120.00

—

WV average4 barns · 291 hd

122.50

−2.51

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	1,766	74.59	1,317	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	55.14	764	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	49.32	629	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	35.92	367	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	87.50	1,221	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	80.00	964	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.10/cwt	162.50–177.50	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	154.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	141.78/cwt	136.00–147.50	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	125.51/cwt	114.00–137.50	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	117.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	132.76/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	117.36/cwt	100.00–126.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	112.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	121.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	111.89/cwt	110.00–112.50	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	642	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	151.16/cwt	142.50–165.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	130.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	127.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	108.90/cwt	105.00–112.50	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,395	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	76.42/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,454	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	710	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	142	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	807	28.13/cwt	27.50–29.00	227	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	39.49/cwt	34.00–44.00	437	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	49.32/cwt	46.00–53.00	629	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	55.14/cwt	53.00–59.00	764	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	665.29/cwt	625.00–710.00	8,003	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 Dec 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 155Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 49Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	105.00–112.50	108.90
2	—	670	87.50	87.50
4	—	525	120.00–130.00	127.43
4	—	472	125.00–132.50	130.63
2	—	920	85.00	85.00
2	—	425	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	142.50	142.50
4	—	423	142.50–165.00	151.16
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	147.50	147.50
3	—	790	107.00	107.00
2	—	332	177.50	177.50
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	635	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	162.50–177.50	170.10
2	—	493	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	426	150.00–165.00	154.75
2	—	660	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
4	—	552	150.00	150.00
3	—	531	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	125.00–132.50	128.67
2	—	680	122.00	122.00
1	—	860	112.00	112.00
2	—	522	130.00	130.00
2	—	438	136.00–147.50	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	142.50–145.00	144.15
2	—	482	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
4	—	634	110.00–112.50	111.89
8	—	420	125.00–137.00	132.76
2	—	533	117.50–125.00	121.30
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
7	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–114.00	112.65
2	—	363	114.00–137.50	125.51
7	—	418	110.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	552	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	110.00–120.00	115.04
3	—	496	100.00–126.00	117.36
2	—	778	80.00–85.00	82.49
1	—	665	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	20.00	20.00
3	—	807	27.50–29.00	28.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	34.00–44.00	39.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,276	46.00–53.00	49.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	53.00–59.00	55.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,902	75.00–80.00	76.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	625.00–710.00	665.29

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.