Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-04-03

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 3
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
217 vs last sale 95 7 vs year ago 319 · 2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
16 vs last sale 31 16 vs year ago 31 · 51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
6 vs last sale 1 8 vs year ago 15 · 53.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported in all classes except slaughter cattle. Much larger run of quality feeders, compared to last feeder steers sold slightly higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. For the holiday market bottle lambs sold $70-$200, bottle kids sold $110-$400. Baby calves, dairy, $65-$225. Small run of return to farm cows sold $550-$800/hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.54/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$158.54
147 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1618160.5599242
Medium and Large 2571157.73901105
One grade step is worth $2.81/cwt here — about $91 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 sale147 hd
158.54
WV average5 barns · 544 hd
150.55
+7.99
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
BullsAverage1,45590.001,3102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36366.609085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55766.591,0375thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06556.506022thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63368.25/cwt66.00–70.001,1153
SteersMedium and Large 1864112.59/cwt110.00–116.009737
HeifersMedium and Large 1616127.87/cwt127.00–129.007887
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432162.50/cwt162.50–162.507022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508137.53/cwt127.50–147.506993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373147.88/cwt147.50–148.005524
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added561180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,01019
SteersMedium and Large 2658152.98/cwt138.00–159.001,00718
HeifersMedium and Large 2343132.59/cwt120.00–145.004552
SteersMedium and Large 1583163.73/cwt155.00–167.509558
SteersMedium and Large 2572145.82/cwt130.00–160.008343
SteersMedium and Large 1503162.50/cwt162.50–162.508173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2910105.00/cwt105.00–105.009561
SteersMedium and Large 2720115.03/cwt110.00–120.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added610139.00/cwt139.00–139.008486
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570116.55/cwt110.00–120.006643
SteersMedium and Large 2471156.87/cwt147.50–163.007398
HeifersMedium and Large 1588137.03/cwt135.00–138.008069
HeifersMedium and Large 2417136.44/cwt130.00–145.0056917
SteersMedium and Large 2825106.16/cwt102.50–110.008762
SteersMedium and Large 2338175.00/cwt175.00–175.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 2663101.00/cwt100.00–103.006703
HeifersMedium and Large 2568128.82/cwt120.00–132.007327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805117.50/cwt117.50–117.509461
SteersMedium and Large 2442153.34/cwt145.00–167.506785
SteersMedium and Large 2383171.55/cwt167.50–172.506575
HeifersMedium and Large 2621125.00/cwt125.00–125.007764
HeifersMedium and Large 2273137.91/cwt132.50–142.503762
SteersMedium and Large 1700137.50/cwt137.50–137.509633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491144.77/cwt143.00–157.507118
HeifersMedium and Large 2519131.23/cwt120.00–137.5068111
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added432170.41/cwt169.00–175.007368
HeifersMedium and Large 2470135.31/cwt130.00–141.0063619
HeifersMedium and Large 2371132.05/cwt122.50–140.004907
Bulls1,45590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3102
SteersMedium and Large 2528153.23/cwt137.50–162.508096
HeifersMedium and Large 1352146.00/cwt146.00–146.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 1537138.15/cwt138.00–139.0074219
SteersMedium and Large 1485162.50/cwt162.50–162.507882
HeifersMedium and Large 1460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006396
SteersMedium and Large 2618160.92/cwt145.00–164.0099445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44364.10/cwt63.00–65.009252
CowsLean 85-90%1,06047.00/cwt47.00–47.004981
CowsLean 85-90%1,07066.00/cwt66.00–66.007061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38867.94/cwt65.00–71.009433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2880975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,5801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32564.59/cwt60.00–68.008562

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.