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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 101▼ 218 vs year ago 312 · −69.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 27▲ 32 vs year ago 15 · +213.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.48/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$162.48

27 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	168.68	882	20
Medium and Large 2	542	144.76	784	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $98 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 sale27 hd

162.48

—

WV average5 barns · 455 hd

163.87

−1.39

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	1,719	101.12	1,738	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	88.83	1,115	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	82.54	918	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	81.33	1,177	3thin

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)	990	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$881	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,350	4thin

Every lot

54 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	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	142.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	170.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	144.78/cwt	132.50–157.50	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	146.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,074	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.03/cwt	132.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	847	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	101.12/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,738	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	75.06/cwt	66.00–83.00	769	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	84.23/cwt	77.00–89.00	949	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	76.46/cwt	76.00–77.00	862	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	92.62/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,161	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	99.02/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,257	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	86.21/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,097	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	897	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,353	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	881.32/head	800.00–975.00	881	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Apr 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
2	—	445	172.00	172.00
3	—	516	164.00–174.00	170.48
2	—	733	143.00–150.00	146.56
1	—	455	166.00	166.00
1	—	750	139.00	139.00
4	—	623	166.00	166.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	132.50–157.50	144.78
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
2	—	468	135.00–150.00	142.38
1	—	640	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	178.00	178.00
3	—	335	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	147.50	147.50
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	132.00–139.00	136.03
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	341	140.00–148.00	143.99
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
2	—	350	142.00	142.00
4	—	514	138.00–140.00	138.76
3	—	710	118.00–120.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	66.00–83.00	75.06
4	—	1,253	90.00–97.00	92.62
16	—	1,127	77.00–89.00	84.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,455	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,505	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	76.00–77.00	76.46
5	—	1,269	93.00–105.00	99.02
10	—	1,273	83.00–89.00	86.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,719	85.00–112.00	101.12

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	—	990	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	950	800.00–975.00	881.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.