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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 27

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 20May 27Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 63▼ 60 vs year ago 83 · −72.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 46▼ 31 vs year ago 52 · −59.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.20/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −6.71 against this barn's trailing median of $187.91.

Average price

$181.20

14 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	195.30	923	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	170.63	930	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale14 hd

181.20

—

WV average5 barns · 81 hd

175.68

+5.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

187.91

−6.71

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	1,790	114.24	2,045	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	104.88	1,406	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	96.52	1,115	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	95.13	1,492	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	160.21/cwt	150.00–170.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	198.39/cwt	187.50–210.00	923	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	114.24/cwt	109.00–123.00	2,045	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	874	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	96.53/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,128	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,391	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	103.36/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,407	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	98.19/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,476	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	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 May 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 63Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 46Year ago 52

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,105	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,169	85.00–105.00	96.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	99.00–108.00	103.36
1	—	1,220	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,503	95.00–101.00	98.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	109.00–123.00	114.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
2	—	480	150.00–170.00	160.21
1	—	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
4	—	575	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	187.50–210.00	198.39
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	725	155.00	155.00
2	—	410	210.00	210.00

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.