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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 38 · +10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 27▼ 23 vs year ago 46 · −50.0%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.78/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$165.78

15 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	170.61	668	11thin
Medium and Large 2	460	152.50	702	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale15 hd

165.78

—

WV average2 barns · 106 hd

177.03

−11.25

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	1,416	100.58	1,424	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	88.00	1,074	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	86.00	1,409	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	78.38	834	13

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	173.64/cwt	162.50–185.00	457	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	100.58/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,424	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	82.77/cwt	78.00–86.00	862	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	73.25/cwt	70.00–76.00	799	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	86.00/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,409	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 Aug 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 31Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	70.00–76.00	73.25
7	—	1,042	78.00–86.00	82.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	83.00–89.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	85.00–113.00	100.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
3	—	408	160.00–162.50	161.65
2	—	565	166.00	166.00
2	—	263	162.50–185.00	173.64
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
1	—	315	187.50	187.50
1	—	375	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	157.50	157.50
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	145.00	145.00
1	—	675	153.00	153.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
3	—	470	142.50	142.50
2	—	532	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	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.