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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 14May 21Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 74▲ 10 vs year ago 73 · +13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 40▲ 2 vs year ago 50 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 10 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 $123.85/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$123.85

34 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.76

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	124.70	631	30
Medium and Large 2	510	117.50	600	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $32 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 sale34 hd

123.85

—

WV average5 barns · 167 hd

143.61

−19.76

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	1,790	123.88	2,217	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	100.12	1,192	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	91.04	1,249	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	88.44	952	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,350	6

Every lot

39 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	163.04/cwt	153.00–170.00	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	177.37/cwt	135.00–184.00	940	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,087	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	126.54/cwt	122.50–135.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	128.92/cwt	117.50–131.00	567	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	125.79/cwt	117.50–131.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	115.63/cwt	110.00–117.50	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	146.96/cwt	140.00–157.50	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	123.88/cwt	113.00–128.00	2,217	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	88.41/cwt	82.00–97.00	912	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	78.79/cwt	74.00–84.00	868	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	95.30/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,065	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	100.09/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,180	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,222	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	107.36/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,396	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	87.74/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,261	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	2,349.90/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4

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 May 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 74Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–157.50	146.96
2	—	410	145.00–152.50	148.80
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
4	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	111.00–116.00	113.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	110.00–117.50	115.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	122.50–135.00	126.54
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
14	—	440	117.50–131.00	128.92
5	—	526	117.50–131.00	125.79
1	—	590	127.50	127.50
1	—	635	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	132.50	132.50
2	—	378	122.50–125.00	123.74
1	—	690	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	135.00–184.00	177.37
2	—	962	113.00	113.00
6	—	479	153.00–170.00	163.04
2	—	565	167.50	167.50
1	—	630	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	147.50	147.50
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
2	—	472	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,223	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,232	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	113.00–128.00	123.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	74.00–84.00	78.79
15	—	1,032	82.00–97.00	88.41
5	—	1,179	97.00–103.00	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	1,437	85.00–93.00	87.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	106.00–109.00	107.36
3	—	1,117	91.00–100.00	95.30

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.