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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 5

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 33▲ 124 vs year ago 25 · +496.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 56▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.60/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$137.60

46 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	140.40	762	35
Medium and Large 2	414	128.71	533	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/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 sale46 hd

137.60

—

WV average4 barns · 207 hd

142.79

−5.19

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	2,016	93.46	1,884	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	87.50	1,275	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	81.99	1,080	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	70.19	776	18

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	184.98/cwt	182.50–187.50	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	145.83/cwt	132.50–152.50	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	185.78/cwt	160.00–195.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	171.51/cwt	168.00–175.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	149.08/cwt	143.00–157.50	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,058	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	239	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	120.38/cwt	110.00–130.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	138.06/cwt	132.50–140.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	141.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	145.02/cwt	137.50–147.50	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	123.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	137.94/cwt	125.00–147.50	785	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	587	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	910	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	131.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	124.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	959	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.17/cwt	130.00–155.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	169.20/cwt	167.50–170.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	138.32/cwt	127.50–150.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,016	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,884	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	74.58/cwt	70.00–83.00	811	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	64.70/cwt	58.00–74.00	730	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	93.33/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	83.25/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,099	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,184	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	862	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,366	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 Mar 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 33Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 56Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.50	172.50
4	—	786	120.00	120.00
3	—	387	167.50–170.00	169.20
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
1	—	435	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.50–150.00	138.32
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	130.00–155.00	143.17
1	—	810	780.00	780.00
2	—	455	157.50	157.50
2	—	432	152.50	152.50
1	—	335	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	132.50–140.00	138.06
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	260	110.00–130.00	120.38
3	—	566	120.00–130.00	123.44
1	—	195	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	124.00–137.00	131.55
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	480	136.00–145.00	141.21
4	—	520	137.50–147.50	145.02
6	—	365	140.00–150.00	144.18
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	569	125.00–147.50	137.94
5	—	769	120.00–126.00	124.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	140.00	140.00
6	—	587	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	132.50–152.50	145.83
1	—	500	147.50	147.50
6	—	616	143.00–157.50	149.08
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	192.50	192.50
7	—	557	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	574	168.00–175.00	171.51
2	—	328	182.50–187.50	184.98
4	—	423	160.00–195.00	185.78
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
1	—	940	112.50	112.50
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
1	—	350	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	90.00–97.00	93.33
2	—	1,380	62.00–63.00	62.48
4	—	1,320	78.00–88.00	83.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,345	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	70.00–83.00	74.58
8	—	1,129	58.00–74.00	64.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,016	92.00–95.00	93.46

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.