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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 81▼ 7 vs year ago 46 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 65▼ 17 vs year ago 54 · −31.5%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.71/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$260.71

25 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$58.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	263.03	1,474	24
Medium and Large 2	520	205.00	1,066	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.03/cwt here — about $408 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 sale25 hd

260.71

—

WV average4 barns · 164 hd

247.27

+13.43

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	1,830	120.61	2,207	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	110.11	1,619	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	104.67	1,349	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	86.22	929	14

Every lot

20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,227	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	272.67/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,571	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,035	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	196.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,135	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	120.61/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,207	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	76.31/cwt	67.00–82.00	796	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	90.18/cwt	85.00–95.00	985	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	99.26/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,245	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,485	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,513	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,840	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 81Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 65Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	202.50	202.50
3	—	511	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
3	—	578	190.00–210.00	196.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	255.00	255.00
16	—	576	240.00–280.00	272.67
1	—	435	260.00	260.00
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
3	—	615	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,830	115.00–130.00	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,405	105.00–110.00	107.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,092	85.00–95.00	90.18
4	—	1,043	67.00–82.00	76.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	110.00–113.00	111.43
5	—	1,254	94.00–105.00	99.26

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.