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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 39▲ 21 vs year ago 31 · +67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 37▲ 1 vs year ago 27 · +3.7%

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 $177.35/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$177.35

16 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.59

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	181.88	1,107	12thin
Medium and Large 2	638	163.75	1,044	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $62 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 sale16 hd

177.35

—

WV average4 barns · 51 hd

191.94

−14.59

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	1,618	128.88	2,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	98.88	1,280	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	92.63	943	15

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	222.29/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.50	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,191	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,211	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	171.25/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,267	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,206	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,004	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	128.88/cwt	84.00–145.00	2,085	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	79.96/cwt	75.00–85.00	690	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	93.79/cwt	86.00–99.00	969	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,349	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	97.66/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,266	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	88.00–105.00	97.66
1	—	1,285	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,033	86.00–99.00	93.79
2	—	863	75.00–85.00	79.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	84.00–145.00	128.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	167.50	167.50
1	—	355	177.50	177.50
2	—	778	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	180.00	180.00
1	—	860	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
3	—	635	187.50	187.50
2	—	740	165.00–177.50	171.25
2	—	408	190.00–192.50	191.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	220.00	220.00
1	—	855	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	215.00	215.00
5	—	529	210.00–240.00	222.29
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
1	—	460	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	187.50	187.50
1	—	350	215.00	215.00
3	—	726	135.00–145.00	138.24

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.