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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Thu, Sep 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1887

← Sep 22Sep 21Sep 28 →

Receipts

927 head

▲ 306 vs last sale 621▲ 306 vs year ago 621 · +49.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Oct 31, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavy run for this week's Graded Special sale, bettering last year's sale of the same week by 300 head. Ample demand for the offering despite moderate buyer attendance. Compared to last week's regional reports for neighboring States the lighter end of the Steers was selling up to $25 per cwt higher while demand lowered for the heavier end. Similar trend with a lower variance for Heifers were the lighter end was $3-$7 per cwt higher while lowering inversely with weight breaks. A lot of local interest in the lighter Feeders to go back on pasture then winter over and stock graze next Summer--ample pasturage reported with wetter than average conditions for N. Central WV pushing this trend as well.

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 $253.54/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$253.54

443 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$119.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	271.88	1,197	77
Medium and Large 1	551	251.04	1,384	361
Small 1	427	152.09	649	5thin

One grade step is worth $119.79/cwt here — about $547 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 sale443 hd

253.54

—

WV average6 barns · 1,461 hd

251.22

+2.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	283.43/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,185	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,187	29
Steers	—	Small 1	427	152.09/cwt	130.00–157.50	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,322	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,338	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,346	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,223	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	239.05/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,528	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	210.35/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,531	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	844	17
Heifers	—	Small 1	390	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	322	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	924	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	234.98/cwt	226.00–238.00	999	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,056	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	226.70/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,118	90
Heifers	—	Small 1	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,133	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	214.15/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,201	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,336	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,408	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,535	4

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 Special Graded Sale - Weston, WV

Thu Sep 21, 2023

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

Receipts 927Last week 621Year ago 621

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	390	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	424	218.00	218.00
25	—	491	215.00	215.00
18	—	558	203.00	203.00
17	—	350	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	493	219.00–230.00	226.70
69	—	561	212.00–216.00	214.15
35	—	425	226.00–238.00	234.98
14	—	658	214.00	214.00
14	—	644	207.50	207.50
4	—	738	208.00	208.00
2	—	340	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	424	280.00	280.00
21	—	478	265.00	265.00
17	—	345	300.00	300.00
10	—	569	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	639	238.00–241.00	239.05
12	—	728	207.00–211.00	210.35
64	—	500	267.50	267.50
42	—	497	266.00	266.00
36	—	418	282.00–285.00	283.43
127	—	561	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–157.50	152.09

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.