Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-06-12

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 12
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
9 head
42 vs last sale 51 38 vs year ago 47 · 80.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
7 vs last sale 31 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
6 vs last sale 11 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run than last week, lower numbers of feeder cattle and replacement cattle but similar slaughter cattle offering. No market test on feeders. Demand stronger for slaughter cows by $10-$18/cwt higher, bulls higher by $5-$18/cwt. Small run of beef calves, $130-$165/hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.75/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$121.75
4 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.35
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512124.006343thin
Medium and Large 2295115.003391thin
One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $295 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 sale4 hd
121.75
WV average2 barns · 53 hd
130.10
−8.35
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
BullsLow1,70799.811,7045thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51586.351,3082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21282.821,00317
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12175.4284613

Every lot, as filed

19 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
SteersMedium and Large 1205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,188.30/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0013,9632
HeifersMedium and Large 2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
HeifersMedium and Large 1575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51586.35/cwt83.00–90.001,3082
Bulls1,56285.42/cwt80.00–90.001,3343
HeifersMedium and Large 1480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006052
SteersMedium and Large 1550143.00/cwt143.00–143.007871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19882.99/cwt78.00–87.009948
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25287.75/cwt84.00–90.001,0995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18876.31/cwt75.00–77.009074
CowsLean 85-90%1,06467.02/cwt63.00–71.007136
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,7881
SteersMedium and Large 2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Bulls1,925121.40/cwt119.00–124.002,3372
CowsLean 85-90%1,08076.00/cwt74.00–78.008212
CowsLean 85-90%1,20685.27/cwt80.00–92.001,0285

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.