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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 11

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 202▼ 103 vs year ago 149 · −69.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 44 · −15.9%

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 $147.49/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$147.49

29 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$17.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.32

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	154.66	777	17thin
Medium and Large 2	468	137.33	642	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.34/cwt here — about $135 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 sale29 hd

147.49

—

WV average6 barns · 145 hd

171.81

−24.32

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	1,664	115.12	1,916	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	94.45	1,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	91.00	1,338	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	81.67	887	19

Every lot

31 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	213.54/cwt	205.00–222.50	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,055	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	136.64/cwt	132.50–142.50	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	157.91/cwt	150.00–167.50	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	151.40/cwt	145.00–157.50	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.05/cwt	149.00–172.50	974	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	141.18/cwt	132.50–150.00	826	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,664	115.12/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,916	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	72.63/cwt	65.00–80.00	714	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	85.84/cwt	80.00–92.00	973	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	90.73/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,179	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	98.17/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,375	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	87.00/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,456	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 202Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
2	—	585	132.50–150.00	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
2	—	528	145.00–157.50	151.40
2	—	363	150.00–152.50	151.22
3	—	620	149.00–172.50	157.05
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
7	—	472	150.00–167.50	157.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	142.50	142.50
3	—	443	132.50–142.50	136.64
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
1	—	520	137.50	137.50
1	—	385	147.50	147.50
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	217.50	217.50
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
2	—	415	205.00–222.50	213.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	104.00–123.00	115.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	80.00–92.00	85.84
6	—	983	65.00–80.00	72.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	90.00–92.00	90.73
4	—	1,401	95.00–103.00	98.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	85.00–89.00	87.00
2	—	1,533	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.