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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 106▼ 34 vs year ago 79 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 38▲ 23 vs year ago 23 · +100.0%

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 $128.81/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$128.81

26 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	135.44	595	15thin
Medium and Large 2	491	119.77	588	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $7 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 sale26 hd

128.81

—

WV average4 barns · 129 hd

125.97

+2.84

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	76.44	1,368	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	76.10	1,167	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	70.98	894	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	62.71	727	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	246	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	295	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	134.01/cwt	132.50–135.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	76.44/cwt	62.00–84.00	1,368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	52.73/cwt	47.00–59.00	590	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	65.26/cwt	59.00–69.00	752	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	69.77/cwt	69.00–72.00	870	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	75.63/cwt	74.00–79.00	953	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	77.80/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,192	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,093	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 Dec 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 106Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	137.50	137.50
2	—	560	137.00	137.00
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	382	130.00	130.00
5	—	518	132.50–135.00	134.01
1	—	265	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	246	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
3	—	472	125.00–127.50	125.82
1	—	190	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
3	—	458	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	730	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	62.00–84.00	76.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	69.00–72.00	69.77
1	—	1,325	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	75.00–81.00	77.80
1	—	1,540	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,119	47.00–59.00	52.73
11	—	1,153	59.00–69.00	65.26
4	—	1,260	74.00–79.00	75.63

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.