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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 87▲ 15 vs year ago 74 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 59▲ 1 vs year ago 40 · +2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

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 $162.59/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$162.59

39 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.62

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	172.67	900	24
Medium and Large 2	532	146.46	780	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $121 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 sale39 hd

162.59

—

WV average6 barns · 261 hd

181.20

−18.62

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	1,623	109.92	1,784	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	90.80	1,221	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	89.00	1,442	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	85.84	927	22

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,101	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,088	2thin

Every lot

44 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	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	226.40/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,309	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	178.67/cwt	162.50–187.50	845	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	152.45/cwt	142.50–157.50	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	169.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	899	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	134.73/cwt	115.00–145.00	912	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	161.17/cwt	147.50–175.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	149.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	109.92/cwt	98.00–130.00	1,784	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	76.01/cwt	64.00–81.00	781	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	87.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	952	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	95.41/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,096	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	88.59/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,155	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	97.43/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,430	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,442	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,087.50/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	2,353.47/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,353	6

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 May 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 87Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 59Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 8

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	147.50–175.00	161.17
2	—	542	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	119.00	119.00
1	—	720	127.50	127.50
3	—	463	145.00–160.00	149.96
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	210.00	210.00
2	—	578	215.00–237.50	226.40
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	207.50	207.50
1	—	825	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
2	—	642	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
3	—	505	142.50–157.50	152.45
4	—	464	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
3	—	448	155.00	155.00
3	—	677	115.00–145.00	134.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	165.00–175.00	169.62
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
3	—	665	162.50	162.50
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	583	172.50	172.50
2	—	423	165.00–175.00	169.91
8	—	473	162.50–187.50	178.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,170	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	950.00–1,225.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,310.00	1,310.00

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)	Open	6	—	1,202	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,353.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,623	98.00–130.00	109.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	96.00–99.00	97.43
6	—	1,304	85.00–93.00	88.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,083	85.00–92.00	87.93
5	—	1,149	95.00–96.00	95.41
7	—	1,027	64.00–81.00	76.01

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.