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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jun 18Jul 16Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 30 vs year ago 16 · +187.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 8▲ 36 vs year ago 18 · +200.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.60/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$144.60

16 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$26.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	154.62	899	10thin
Medium and Large 2	523	127.92	669	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.70/cwt here — about $230 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 sale16 hd

144.60

—

WV average5 barns · 165 hd

147.41

−2.81

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	1,755	109.44	1,921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	85.67	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	85.20	1,130	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	78.68	882	23

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	151.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	109.44/cwt	92.00–123.00	1,921	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	67.61/cwt	60.00–73.00	730	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	78.68/cwt	74.00–86.00	887	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	86.59/cwt	85.00–89.00	987	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	84.19/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,097	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	89.78/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,220	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,039	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	83.54/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,366	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	89.93/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,565	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 Jul 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 22Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 8Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	80.00–87.00	83.54
2	—	1,740	89.00–91.00	89.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,303	78.00–90.00	84.19
1	—	1,385	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,359	88.00–92.00	89.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	74.00–86.00	78.68
5	—	1,080	60.00–73.00	67.61
7	—	1,140	85.00–89.00	86.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,755	92.00–123.00	109.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.50	122.50
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
2	—	477	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
5	—	569	140.00–155.00	151.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	187.50	187.50
2	—	595	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	130.00–137.50	133.73
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	133.36
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00

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.