Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2019-10-19

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 19
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
6 vs last sale 470 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
39 vs last sale 118 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply steady with an increased supply of slaughter cows compared to last reported. Demand slightly stronger for #1 feeder steers, steady to slightly stronger demand for #1 feeder heifers. Demand weaker for lean slaughter cows while steady to slightly lower for boner and breaker cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.24/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$114.24
149 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1423117.1149549
Medium and Large 2441113.8750369
Medium and Large 1-2510110.5356431
One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale149 hd
114.24
WV average8 barns · 1,334 hd
114.20
+0.04
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
BullsAverage1,45068.6199517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47048.997206thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20346.9456522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04337.5839232

Every lot, as filed

61 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Source/Aged630101.00/cwt101.00–101.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2Source/Aged657117.00/cwt117.00–117.007692
SteersMedium and Large 1575129.96/cwt127.50–132.507472
SteersMedium and Large 1465135.21/cwt130.00–140.006294
SteersMedium and Large 1634108.37/cwt105.00–112.006875
SteersMedium and Large 1432134.06/cwt133.00–137.0057910
SteersMedium and Large 1370131.59/cwt128.00–135.0048711
SteersMedium and Large 1536134.54/cwt130.00–138.0072115
SteersMedium and Large 1Source/Aged632115.00/cwt115.00–115.007274
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added348130.00/cwt130.00–130.004523
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added498140.00/cwt140.00–140.006973
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added446144.00/cwt144.00–144.006425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2841115.00/cwt115.00–115.009674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570120.28/cwt120.00–122.506869
SteersMedium and Large 2528111.01/cwt104.00–126.005864
SteersMedium and Large 2281139.21/cwt135.00–140.003916
SteersMedium and Large 2316125.20/cwt120.00–130.003966
BullsMedium and Large 1366117.90/cwt110.00–125.004325
BullsMedium and Large 1581122.05/cwt114.00–128.007095
BullsMedium and Large 1625103.53/cwt95.00–107.506475
BullsMedium and Large 1423122.24/cwt115.00–132.505176
BullsMedium and Large 1465122.92/cwt105.00–137.505729
BullsMedium and Large 1528127.44/cwt125.00–131.0067311
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006676
BullsMedium and Large 2552122.50/cwt122.50–122.506762
HeifersMedium and Large 2385118.14/cwt107.00–122.0045520
HeifersMedium and Large 2334114.38/cwt105.00–118.0038216
HeifersMedium and Large 2515115.58/cwt100.00–123.0059510
HeifersMedium and Large 2469109.17/cwt105.00–117.005129
HeifersMedium and Large 2588107.24/cwt105.00–108.006314
HeifersMedium and Large 2414108.12/cwt103.00–113.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 2730114.26/cwt112.50–116.008342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160718.03/cwt700.00–735.008,3292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,053675.40/cwt625.00–725.007,1123
CowsLean 85-90%1,09240.63/cwt37.00–47.0044420
CowsLean 85-90%1,03836.52/cwt31.00–41.003797
CowsLean 85-90%85626.88/cwt25.00–32.002305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50746.69/cwt46.00–48.007045
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28560.50/cwt60.50–60.507771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25746.16/cwt45.00–49.0058013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13251.08/cwt48.50–56.005787
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10037.54/cwt35.50–40.004132
Bulls1,52971.81/cwt60.00–79.001,09814
Bulls1,08253.69/cwt50.00–61.005813
SteersMedium and Large 2482118.32/cwt105.00–133.005709
SteersMedium and Large 2421118.68/cwt110.00–131.005006
SteersMedium and Large 2368122.63/cwt100.00–130.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Source/Aged619105.00/cwt105.00–105.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434112.00/cwt112.00–112.0048612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569112.50/cwt112.50–112.506407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2457112.00/cwt112.00–112.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 1357115.16/cwt113.00–122.5041118
HeifersMedium and Large 1470118.44/cwt110.00–124.0055713
HeifersMedium and Large 1327122.95/cwt120.00–125.004026
HeifersMedium and Large 1432115.44/cwt113.00–116.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 1527115.00/cwt115.00–115.006064
HeifersMedium and Large 1646117.00/cwt117.00–117.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2329120.51/cwt120.00–125.003969
BullsMedium and Large 2366112.47/cwt97.50–125.004125
BullsMedium and Large 2461124.15/cwt105.00–134.005723

How this sale compares

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.