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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 26

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 17 · +94.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 24▲ 34 vs year ago 22 · +154.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 70lb feeder steer deleted

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $194.06/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −192.64 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$194.06

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−0.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	194.06	1,027	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

194.06

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

194.06

+0.00

National average158 barns · 12,762 hd

194.60

−0.54

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−192.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $396.86, low $354.66, median $386.70 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,654	104.24	1,724	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	86.00	1,260	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	83.76	1,077	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	79.57	950	13

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	159.17/cwt	150.00–167.50	753	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	194.06/cwt	177.50–196.00	1,027	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	139.17/cwt	130.00–157.50	877	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,155	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	156.96/cwt	145.00–161.00	645	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	141.27/cwt	137.50–145.00	640	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	897	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	168.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	622	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	173.36/cwt	172.50–175.00	810	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,654	104.24/cwt	84.00–126.00	1,724	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	61.59/cwt	60.00–63.00	695	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	79.99/cwt	75.00–85.00	946	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,080	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	90.43/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,147	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	83.34/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,064	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	73.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,062	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,260	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 Feb 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 24Year ago 22

Correction: 70lb feeder steer deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	75.00–85.00	79.99
3	—	1,268	85.00–95.00	90.43
2	—	1,128	60.00–63.00	61.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	79.00–88.00	83.34
3	—	1,187	90.00–92.00	91.02
2	—	1,445	71.00–76.00	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,654	84.00–126.00	104.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	425	192.50	192.50
2	450–500	473	150.00–167.50	159.17
1	600–650	645	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	529	177.50–196.00	194.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	440	130.00	130.00
3	600–650	630	130.00–157.50	139.17
1	650–700	675	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	152.50	152.50
4	400–450	411	145.00–161.00	156.96
2	450–500	453	137.50–145.00	141.27
1	500–550	525	147.50	147.50
1	550–600	555	142.50	142.50
1	650–700	655	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	823	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	815	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	165.00–180.00	168.66
3	450–500	467	172.50–175.00	173.36
1	500–550	535	162.50	162.50

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.