Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-02-20

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 20
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 31 vs year ago 35 · 88.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 21 vs year ago 27 · 77.8%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Information supplied by stockyards.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.33/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$108.33
3 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.67
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549108.335943thin
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 sale3 hd
108.33
WV average2 barns · 4 hd
110.00
−1.67
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
BullsAverage2,00084.001,6801thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00056.955702thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00056.95/cwt52.00–63.005702
Bulls2,00084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633116.24/cwt115.00–117.507362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-238092.50/cwt92.50–92.503521
BullsMedium and Large 1-270092.50/cwt92.50–92.506481

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.