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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 22

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Apr 8Apr 22May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 69▼ 81 vs year ago 282 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 402▼ 18 vs year ago 70 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

Larger run of Feeder Cattle than last reported, receipts of Replacement Cattle lower and no comparison for Slaughter Cattle numbers. Average market demand with prices for Feeder Steers slightly lower roughly $10 per cwt and reflecting the same on Feeder Heifers. Feeder Bulls sold steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to $7 lower. Heiferettes: $92-98 per cwt.

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 $170.32/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$170.32

100 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	172.56	933	80
Medium and Large 2	485	161.36	782	20

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $151 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 sale100 hd

170.32

—

WV average7 barns · 1,156 hd

185.15

−14.83

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	1,534	105.66	1,621	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	87.53	1,085	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	82.26	916	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	72.22	719	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,552	3thin

Every lot

38 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 1	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	207.80/cwt	180.00–250.00	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	200.50/cwt	180.00–245.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	227.74/cwt	218.50–243.00	1,184	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	173.38/cwt	172.50–175.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	176.35/cwt	172.50–180.00	730	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	178.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	853	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	169.48/cwt	167.50–177.50	820	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	906	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	173.75/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,086	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,031	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	602	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	769	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	187.45/cwt	185.00–210.00	898	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,052	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	103.05/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,462	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,132	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	64.69/cwt	47.00–75.00	612	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.00	771	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	82.60/cwt	78.00–86.00	877	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	75.35/cwt	72.00–78.00	819	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	81.97/cwt	79.00–86.00	898	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,176	85.80/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,009	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	88.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,102	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	92.16/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,299	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,551.80/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,552	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	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 Apr 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 69Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 402Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 33Year ago 9

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,176	79.00–92.00	85.80
3	—	1,410	88.00–95.00	92.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	72.00–78.00	75.35
5	—	1,245	87.00–95.00	88.48
10	—	1,062	78.00–86.00	82.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	79.00–86.00	81.97
2	—	995	77.00–78.00	77.53
4	—	946	47.00–75.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,419	90.00–111.00	103.05
2	—	1,878	113.00–114.00	113.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,345	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,551.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	180.00	180.00
3	—	378	185.00	185.00
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	180.00–245.00	200.50
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
7	—	625	225.00	225.00
7	—	475	240.00	240.00
7	—	376	180.00–250.00	207.80
14	—	520	218.50–243.00	227.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	155.75	155.75
7	—	403	162.50	162.50
5	—	484	167.50–177.50	169.48
5	—	575	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	172.50	172.50
4	—	675	152.75	152.75
30	—	625	165.00–182.50	173.75
3	—	311	172.50–175.00	173.38
16	—	414	172.50–180.00	176.35
10	—	575	165.00	165.00
9	—	477	170.00–180.00	178.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
4	—	601	175.00	175.00
12	—	407	189.00	189.00
5	—	323	186.25	186.25
10	—	479	185.00–210.00	187.45

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.