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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 19▲ 53 vs year ago 149 · +35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 5▲ 23 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.40/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$223.40

118 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$59.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	227.93	1,285	109
Medium and Large 2	480	168.59	809	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.34/cwt here — about $476 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 sale118 hd

223.40

—

WV average4 barns · 138 hd

217.61

+5.80

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	1,860	109.76	2,042	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	91.77	1,386	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	90.23	1,188	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	85.65	927	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,596	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	224.83/cwt	205.00–230.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	177.45/cwt	175.00–182.50	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	234.57/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,271	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	222.14/cwt	218.00–224.50	1,377	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	172.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	174.94/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,032	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	109.76/cwt	109.50–110.00	2,042	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	84.42/cwt	80.00–91.00	889	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,028	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,172	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,302	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	91.77/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,386	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	1,637.53/head	1,460.00–1,900.00	1,638	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Mar 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 19Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	160.00	160.00
4	—	580	167.50	167.50
1	—	440	192.50	192.50
2	—	635	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	490	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	232.50	232.50
2	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.38
44	—	620	218.00–224.50	222.14
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
5	—	426	205.00–230.00	224.83
55	—	542	210.00–235.00	234.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	142.50	142.50
4	—	565	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
3	—	490	175.00–182.50	177.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	162.50	162.50
13	—	590	160.00–177.50	174.94
3	—	335	175.00	175.00
3	—	360	155.00	155.00
4	—	428	165.00–175.00	172.46
12	—	485	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,350.00	1,350.00

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)	12	—	1,370	1,460.00–1,900.00	1,637.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	93.00–95.00	94.00
2	—	1,215	83.00–86.00	84.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	80.00–91.00	84.42
1	—	1,260	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	91.00–92.50	91.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	109.50–110.00	109.76

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.