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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 99▲ 27 vs year ago 79 · +34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 88▲ 15 vs year ago 23 · +65.2%

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 $134.77/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$134.77

51 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	145.57	746	30
Medium and Large 2	447	119.34	533	21

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $213 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 sale51 hd

134.77

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

139.84

−5.07

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	1,960	79.00	1,548	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	68.84	1,060	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	67.88	884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	59.39	661	9thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,086	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	151.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	726	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	161.42/cwt	160.00–162.50	852	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	125.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	53.73/cwt	49.00–58.00	548	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	63.91/cwt	62.00–66.00	759	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	66.59/cwt	64.00–69.00	853	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	72.51/cwt	70.00–76.00	977	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	70.55/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,108	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 Dec 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 99Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 88Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	145.00	145.00
14	—	479	145.00–155.00	151.48
6	—	605	132.50	132.50
3	—	565	143.00	143.00
3	—	536	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	120.00	120.00
4	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
3	—	405	122.50	122.50
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
5	—	523	120.00–127.50	123.11
2	—	458	117.50	117.50
2	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	217.50	217.50
5	—	576	162.50	162.50
2	—	724	150.00	150.00
5	—	494	190.00	190.00
1	—	690	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
4	—	571	120.00–127.50	125.66
2	—	652	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
12	—	528	160.00–162.50	161.42
4	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	63.00	63.00
7	—	1,281	64.00–69.00	66.59
3	—	1,348	70.00–76.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	68.00–72.00	70.55
1	—	1,420	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	49.00–58.00	53.73
5	—	1,188	62.00–66.00	63.91

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.