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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 4

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 10▼ 36 vs year ago 62 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 17▼ 15 vs year ago 54 · −27.8%

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 $133.59/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$133.59

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$15.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	139.87	757	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	124.17	689	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.70/cwt here — about $68 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

133.59

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

148.68

−15.09

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	1,820	106.00	1,929	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	89.78	1,402	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	86.63	1,172	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	76.94	807	10

Every lot

27 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 1Thin Fleshed	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	162.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	193.80/cwt	192.50–195.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,929	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	64.26/cwt	56.00–70.00	662	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	80.93/cwt	75.00–85.00	848	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	85.96/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,151	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,283	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,477	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	88.47/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,383	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 Feb 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 17Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	201.00	201.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	192.50–195.00	193.80
1	—	520	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00–175.00	162.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	135.00–142.00	138.46
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
2	—	575	145.00	145.00
4	—	531	135.00–140.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	56.00–70.00	64.26
1	—	1,115	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,048	75.00–85.00	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	81.00–90.00	85.96
1	—	1,425	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	86.00–90.00	88.47
1	—	1,555	95.00	95.00

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.