Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2020-09-12

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 12
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
37 vs last sale 130 157 vs year ago 324 · 48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
27 vs last sale 37 10 vs year ago 74 · 13.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower run in terms of all head compared to last reported but slightly higher run of feeders and greater offering of slaughter cattle. Demand steady for feeder cattle, slightly higher for #1 steers, demand steady for slaughter cows and bulls. Small offering of slaughter hogs, $35-$65.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.57/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$136.57
67 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$172
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.65
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2515138.787159thin
Medium and Large 1651136.2388758
One grade step is worth $2.55/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale67 hd
136.57
WV average5 barns · 449 hd
141.22
−4.65
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
BullsAverage1,61182.891,3356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34861.688328thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17356.7066521
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05350.5353229

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 1421123.78/cwt121.00–125.0052115
HeifersMedium and Large 2570115.67/cwt100.00–123.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1320142.50/cwt142.50–142.504561
HeifersMedium and Large 1386122.88/cwt120.00–129.0047410
HeifersMedium and Large 2509115.25/cwt115.00–116.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 1523115.00/cwt115.00–115.006013
HeifersMedium and Large 2460120.00/cwt115.00–125.005522
HeifersMedium and Large 1472118.27/cwt115.00–120.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1725112.50/cwt112.50–112.508162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008613
HeifersMedium and Large 1560116.22/cwt112.50–120.006512
SteersMedium and Large 1806125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0083
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added697140.00/cwt140.00–140.009764
SteersMedium and Large 1768125.05/cwt120.00–130.009602
SteersMedium and Large 1Source/Aged833120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0004
SteersMedium and Large 2Source/Aged315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1717133.00/cwt133.00–133.009542
SteersMedium and Large 1673139.81/cwt139.50–140.0094110
SteersMedium and Large 2561130.00/cwt130.00–130.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1585137.50/cwt137.50–137.508042
SteersMedium and Large 1526137.95/cwt130.00–145.007269
SteersMedium and Large 2500141.75/cwt132.50–151.007092
SteersMedium and Large 1880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 1496154.50/cwt154.50–154.507664
Bulls1,61182.89/cwt81.00–84.001,3356
BullsMedium and Large 1468132.46/cwt130.00–135.006202
BullsMedium and Large 1550132.50/cwt132.50–132.507291
BullsMedium and Large 1330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17953.81/cwt51.00–57.0063411
CowsLean 85-90%1,04551.15/cwt45.00–56.0053521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16759.88/cwt57.00–64.0069910
CowsLean 85-90%1,17056.72/cwt54.00–60.006646
CowsLean 85-90%79531.00/cwt31.00–31.002461
CowsLean 85-90%77020.00/cwt20.00–20.001541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40060.34/cwt58.00–63.008455
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26263.90/cwt61.00–66.008063
Dairy SteersLarge 378560.00/cwt60.00–60.004711
Dairy SteersLarge 366076.00/cwt76.00–76.005021
Dairy SteersLarge 363571.00/cwt71.00–71.004511
Dairy SteersLarge 337052.50/cwt52.50–52.501941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added607125.00/cwt125.00–125.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added634144.00/cwt144.00–144.009137
SteersMedium and Large 2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
SteersMedium and Large 1600132.50/cwt132.50–132.507951
SteersMedium and Large 1375136.97/cwt130.00–145.005144
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added847125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0595

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.