Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-05-22

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 22
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
62 vs last sale 135 34 vs year ago 39 · +87.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
1 vs last sale 51 35 vs year ago 15 · +233.3%
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 $127.20/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$127.20
10 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.11
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492127.2062510thin
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 sale10 hd
127.20
WV average6 barns · 98 hd
120.09
+7.11
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
BullsAverage1,58894.991,5084thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31781.781,0773thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22572.088832thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05063.196632thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls1,58894.99/cwt88.00–107.001,5084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22572.08/cwt68.00–76.008832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31781.78/cwt77.00–84.001,0773
CowsLean 85-90%1,05063.19/cwt59.00–67.006632
BullsMedium and Large 1380147.50/cwt147.50–147.505611
BullsMedium and Large 1400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
BullsMedium and Large 1670127.50/cwt127.50–127.508541
BullsMedium and Large 1725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1423154.20/cwt143.00–165.006522
SteersMedium and Large 1567134.09/cwt126.55–138.007603
BullsMedium and Large 1515112.28/cwt105.00–120.005782
BullsMedium and Large 1613123.47/cwt110.00–137.507572
SteersMedium and Large 1340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
SteersMedium and Large 1360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
HeifersMedium and Large 1660132.50/cwt132.50–132.508751
HeifersMedium and Large 1700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 1480117.50/cwt117.50–117.505641
HeifersMedium and Large 1530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 1313126.20/cwt125.00–127.503952
HeifersMedium and Large 1380132.30/cwt125.00–140.005032

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.