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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 15

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jun 17Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 73▲ 35 vs year ago 46 · +76.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 53▲ 11 vs year ago 54 · +20.4%

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 $184.80/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$184.80

32 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	187.62	1,052	27
Medium and Large 2	565	169.55	958	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $94 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 sale32 hd

184.80

—

WV average4 barns · 181 hd

198.29

−13.49

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	1,392	108.51	1,510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	104.00	1,585	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	95.82	1,268	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	84.61	899	27

Every lot

35 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 2	260	201.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	230.24/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,096	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,039	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	245.03/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,419	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	226.55/cwt	200.00–250.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	194.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	861	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	167.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	900	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,049	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,106	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,129	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,187	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	108.51/cwt	74.00–132.00	1,510	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	78.48/cwt	74.00–83.00	785	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,054	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	88.14/cwt	83.00–95.00	977	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	92.56/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,233	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,601	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,535	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 Jul 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 73Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 53Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
1	—	310	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	172.50	172.50
6	—	535	196.00	196.00
2	—	913	125.00–135.00	130.04
3	—	323	200.00–250.00	226.55
2	—	480	185.00–190.00	187.55
2	—	602	187.50	187.50
3	—	846	160.00	160.00
7	—	443	190.00–195.00	194.29
1	—	590	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
2	—	458	160.00–175.00	167.62
1	—	570	180.00	180.00
1	—	500	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	190.00	190.00
4	—	476	215.00–250.00	230.24
1	—	720	210.00	210.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
5	—	579	225.00–250.00	245.03
2	—	330	250.00–260.00	254.77
2	—	617	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	190.00–210.00	201.79
2	—	533	190.00–200.00	195.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,392	74.00–132.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	110.00–111.00	110.50
9	—	1,332	88.00–97.00	92.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,520	105.00–106.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	99.00	99.00
11	—	1,000	74.00–83.00	78.48
15	—	1,109	83.00–95.00	88.14

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.