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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 23▼ 14 vs year ago 33 · −42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 38 vs year ago 56 · −67.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $143.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$143.20

5 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.31

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	160.00	588	2thin
Medium and Large 2	583	132.00	770	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale5 hd

143.20

—

WV average4 barns · 320 hd

165.51

−22.31

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	1,400	88.00	1,232	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	92.25	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	92.08	1,274	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	78.53	853	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,224	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,218	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	70.27/cwt	59.00–78.00	666	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	82.64/cwt	78.00–87.00	990	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,139	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	93.62/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,327	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,449	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,335	1,199.06/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,199	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 Feb 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	525	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
1	—	600	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,199.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,430	92.00–95.00	93.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,575	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	78.00–87.00	82.64
2	—	1,225	92.00–94.00	93.02
6	—	948	59.00–78.00	70.27

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.