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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 28

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 27▼ 52 vs year ago 62 · −83.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 47▼ 37 vs year ago 54 · −68.5%

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 $132.81/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$132.81

8 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	136.25	953	6thin
Medium and Large 2	645	122.50	790	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $162 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 sale8 hd

132.81

—

WV average5 barns · 78 hd

137.34

−4.52

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	78.37	1,023	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	71.40	852	5thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	72.66/cwt	71.00–75.00	810	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	762	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	980	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,430	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,073	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 Jan 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 27Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 47Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.50	137.50
1	—	500	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	73.00–79.00	75.82
1	—	1,345	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	71.00–75.00	72.66
1	—	1,430	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,190	64.00	64.00

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.