Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-04-17

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 17
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
135 vs last sale 224 69 vs year ago 290 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
18 vs last sale 47 44 vs year ago 21 · +209.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
0 vs last sale 26 4 vs year ago 30 · 13.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported with higher offerings of feeders and slaughter cattle. #1 Steers sold steady to slightly higher by $5/cwt, #1 heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls higher by $5-$12/cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1-$2/cwt lower, slaughter bulls slightly higher by $1/cwt. Baby calves, beef, $175-$200. Baby lambs, $17-$18. Heiferettes, $87.50-$101. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.12/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$162.12
136 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1594164.08975117
Medium and Large 2495150.0874319thin
One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $232 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 sale136 hd
162.12
WV average7 barns · 1,090 hd
156.67
+5.45
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
BullsHigh1,60288.021,41021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49769.311,0377thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19867.7981219
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01761.4762518

Every lot, as filed

69 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429147.40/cwt140.00–155.006326
HeifersMedium and Large 2660127.50/cwt127.50–127.508422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582124.58/cwt122.50–131.0072512
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650137.50/cwt137.50–137.508941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521140.64/cwt132.50–155.007334
SteersMedium and Large 2465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 2305139.77/cwt132.50–147.504264
SteersMedium and Large 2531171.02/cwt155.00–179.009083
HeifersMedium and Large 2476130.58/cwt122.50–134.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 2280133.73/cwt132.50–135.003742
HeifersMedium and Large 2524132.83/cwt122.50–142.006968
HeifersMedium and Large 3576114.45/cwt107.50–121.006597
SteersMedium and Large 2625141.26/cwt132.50–150.008835
HeifersMedium and Large 3330117.35/cwt112.50–122.503872
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 2375137.54/cwt122.50–147.5051616
HeifersMedium and Large 2563131.70/cwt125.00–140.007413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,371.00/cwt1,150.00–1,600.0014,7794
SteersMedium and Large 2383146.29/cwt140.00–152.505602
BullsMedium and Large 11,1381,665.05/cwt1,400.00–2,000.0018,9482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,4321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0191
SteersMedium and Large 2437148.11/cwt140.00–155.006475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18660.98/cwt59.00–63.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 3407110.00/cwt110.00–110.004482
CowsLean 85-90%1,04962.97/cwt60.00–65.006618
CowsLean 85-90%1,18466.71/cwt65.00–69.007904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50868.19/cwt65.00–71.001,0286
BullsMedium and Large 11,0651,884.30/cwt1,100.00–2,700.0020,0689
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0871
CowsLean 85-90%86455.97/cwt40.00–61.004846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20868.06/cwt65.00–71.0082210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18772.70/cwt70.00–75.008635
HeifersMedium and Large 2433137.34/cwt127.50–142.505955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 2613129.45/cwt125.00–136.007943
SteersMedium and Large 1422161.90/cwt157.50–170.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 1362138.89/cwt135.00–141.005036
HeifersMedium and Large 1620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278137.50/cwt137.50–137.503822
HeifersMedium and Large 1571135.45/cwt126.00–155.0077317
BullsMedium and Large 1-277392.43/cwt90.00–95.007142
SteersMedium and Large 1615163.47/cwt147.50–165.001,00512
SteersMedium and Large 1571161.00/cwt161.00–161.0091912
SteersMedium and Large 1697141.00/cwt141.00–141.009837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380138.22/cwt130.00–147.505254
HeifersMedium and Large 1651131.00/cwt131.00–131.008534
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468142.25/cwt128.00–157.506668
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619138.02/cwt135.00–140.008545
SteersMedium and Large 1509176.31/cwt172.50–180.008976
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added524185.50/cwt173.00–191.0097235
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added726137.50/cwt137.50–137.5099826
HeifersMedium and Large 1419137.05/cwt134.00–140.005749
HeifersMedium and Large 1315134.49/cwt134.00–135.004242
HeifersMedium and Large 1471125.98/cwt117.50–132.505936
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added617170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,04911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added426146.00/cwt146.00–146.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open89096.00/cwt96.00–96.008542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1378165.00/cwt165.00–165.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 1533130.67/cwt125.00–138.006967
SteersMedium and Large 1480170.16/cwt162.50–177.508172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added609136.00/cwt136.00–136.008287
Bulls1,850104.62/cwt102.50–107.001,9352
Bulls1,59179.44/cwt77.50–82.001,2645
Bulls1,57088.72/cwt84.00–95.001,39314

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.