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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Nov 11Dec 2Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 99▼ 56 vs year ago 99 · −56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 58▼ 37 vs year ago 88 · −42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit from per cwt.

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 $190.37/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$190.37

14 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$30.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	199.01	1,261	10thin
Medium and Large 2	473	168.75	797	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $463 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

190.37

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

205.85

−15.48

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	1,769	111.56	1,973	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	91.82	1,256	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	89.80	1,422	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	83.16	952	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,225	5

Every lot

22 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,265	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	147.43/cwt	140.00–152.50	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,769	111.56/cwt	85.00–125.00	1,973	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	86.89/cwt	82.00–94.00	992	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	75.70/cwt	67.00–78.00	871	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	100.01/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,325	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	89.59/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,236	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	89.80/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,422	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 99Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 58Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit from per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,380	85.00–93.00	89.59
3	—	1,325	97.00–105.00	100.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,142	82.00–94.00	86.89
6	—	1,151	67.00–78.00	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,584	87.00–95.00	89.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	85.00–125.00	111.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,109	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
3	—	663	200.00–210.00	206.71
3	—	617	205.00	205.00
2	—	512	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	170.00	170.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
4	—	461	140.00–152.50	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00

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.