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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 15

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jan 8Jan 15Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 15▲ 51 vs year ago 11 · +463.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 15▲ 28 vs year ago 26 · +107.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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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 $132.50/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$132.50

17 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	137.50	669	13thin
Medium and Large 2	504	116.25	586	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $84 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 sale17 hd

132.50

—

WV average4 barns · 141 hd

130.89

+1.61

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	1,608	98.24	1,580	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	75.86	1,014	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	73.00	1,219	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	66.02	725	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$880	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	172.58/cwt	167.50–177.50	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	141.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	143.71/cwt	132.50–150.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	98.24/cwt	89.00–114.00	1,580	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	56.11/cwt	50.00–60.00	489	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	66.82/cwt	62.00–70.00	750	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	72.16/cwt	71.00–73.00	883	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	80.49/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,049	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	938	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,395	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Jan 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 15Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,303	76.00–86.00	80.49
2	—	1,303	70.00–74.00	72.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	50.00–60.00	56.11
6	—	1,224	71.00–73.00	72.16
16	—	1,123	62.00–70.00	66.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,608	89.00–114.00	98.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	880.00	880.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	132.50–150.00	143.71
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
5	—	426	137.50–145.00	141.44
1	—	480	137.50	137.50
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,010	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
2	—	483	167.50–177.50	172.58
1	—	385	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
1	—	485	142.50	142.50
1	—	290	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	147.50	147.50
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00

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.