Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2023-09-02

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 180▲ 56 vs year ago 54 · +103.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 7 vs year ago 36 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1001.00 per cwt slaughter cow deleted

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $246.82/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$246.82
47 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.10
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566246.821,39747
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
246.82
—
WV average6 barns · 421 hd
229.71
+17.10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,540123.761,9062thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,322106.231,4048thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,603102.851,6494thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10094.581,04110

Every lot

33 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1318275.65/cwt250.00–285.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1366270.32/cwt240.00–300.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1444280.17/cwt260.00–290.001,2446
Steers—Medium and Large 1485244.44/cwt235.00–275.001,1865
Steers—Medium and Large 1511235.95/cwt220.00–250.001,2065
Steers—Medium and Large 1566248.04/cwt232.50–257.501,4046
Steers—Medium and Large 1604225.03/cwt210.00–230.001,3594
Steers—Medium and Large 1660255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6831
Steers—Medium and Large 1730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Steers—Medium and Large 1775235.10/cwt230.00–240.001,8222
Steers—Medium and Large 1805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
Steers—Medium and Large 1881235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0704
Steers—Medium and Large 1965185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357223.32/cwt220.00–225.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417199.86/cwt195.00–210.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440213.22/cwt210.00–220.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt150.00–180.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630157.62/cwt150.00–165.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435195.00/cwt195.00–195.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468212.49/cwt210.00–215.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1587183.62/cwt180.00–187.501,0787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,540123.76/cwt110.00–136.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05187.34/cwt83.00–92.009184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13399.41/cwt96.00–105.001,1266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298104.09/cwt96.00–110.001,3516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393112.63/cwt109.00–116.001,5692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603102.85/cwt95.00–107.001,6494

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.