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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 89▼ 20 vs year ago 83 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 6 vs year ago 52 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.12/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$151.12

15 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	160.00	850	4thin
Medium and Large 2	585	147.90	865	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale15 hd

151.12

—

WV average5 barns · 118 hd

171.91

−20.78

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	1,783	128.29	2,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	112.50	1,780	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	106.84	1,355	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	89.04	917	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,632	3thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	442	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,127	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	151.17/cwt	130.00–161.00	782	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	147.25/cwt	147.00–147.50	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,186	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	188.75/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,068	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	857	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	128.29/cwt	115.00–145.00	2,287	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	641	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	91.06/cwt	85.00–98.00	984	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	111.79/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,417	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	98.92/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,255	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,798	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,672.70/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,673	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 May 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 89Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	205.00	205.00
2	—	857	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	172.50	172.50
2	—	566	185.00–192.50	188.75
2	—	545	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
1	—	610	197.50	197.50
1	—	580	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
5	—	517	130.00–161.00	151.17
1	—	895	132.50	132.50
2	—	618	147.00–147.50	147.25
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	170.00	170.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	2	—	1,223	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,672.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,783	115.00–145.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,550	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	75.00–77.00	75.98
9	—	1,081	85.00–98.00	91.06
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	93.00–104.00	98.92
8	—	1,268	105.00–118.00	111.79

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.