Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-09-11

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
69 vs last sale 186 88 vs year ago 167 · +52.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
6 vs last sale 53 17 vs year ago 64 · 26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 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

Larger supply compared to last week, greater run of feeder cattle with similar offering of slaughter cattle. Demand firm for all types. Feeder steers sold $5-$7 higher, feeder heifers sold $1-$6 higher, feeder bulls $5-$7 higher. Slaughter cows sold $1.50-$5 higher for average classification. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Heiferettes: $100-$105 per cwt. Dairy calves, $80-$85 per head. Small run of shoats sold $70-$85 per head.

*Graded Feeder Calf Sale Thursday, September 16 at 9 AM*

*Take in Wednesday, September 15 from 7 AM to 7 PM*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.68/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$124.68
126 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.00
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519131.7668462
Medium and Large 2536121.3965155
Medium and Large 347396.014549thin
One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $229 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 sale126 hd
124.68
WV average4 barns · 418 hd
132.68
−8.00
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
BullsLow1,36292.331,25711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30375.499842thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18474.3388015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04067.0469715

Every lot, as filed

64 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2710110.69/cwt102.50–117.007863
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added622135.00/cwt135.00–135.008405
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added557143.00/cwt143.00–143.0079713
HeifersMedium and Large 1380132.47/cwt130.00–137.505033
HeifersMedium and Large 1320136.39/cwt130.00–142.504363
HeifersMedium and Large 1685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008702
HeifersMedium and Large 2577118.47/cwt110.00–130.006848
SteersMedium and Large 2519137.84/cwt120.00–155.007154
SteersMedium and Large 1523156.68/cwt152.50–162.508197
SteersMedium and Large 2425154.25/cwt132.50–162.506564
SteersMedium and Large 2476135.30/cwt120.00–145.006444
SteersMedium and Large 2685136.05/cwt117.50–152.009326
HeifersMedium and Large 3427103.91/cwt100.00–115.004444
SteersMedium and Large 1560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008402
SteersMedium and Large 1915135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2351
SteersMedium and Large 1718145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1661136.06/cwt125.00–140.008994
SteersMedium and Large 2621142.34/cwt127.50–155.008846
HeifersMedium and Large 1618122.27/cwt117.00–127.507562
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added467172.50/cwt172.50–172.508062
SteersMedium and Large 1412160.86/cwt160.00–162.506633
SteersMedium and Large 1458170.12/cwt162.50–177.507792
SteersMedium and Large 1865144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2462
SteersMedium and Large 1626152.03/cwt150.00–154.009524
SteersMedium and Large 1790146.24/cwt145.00–147.501,1552
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added507172.50/cwt172.50–172.508752
SteersMedium and Large 1958126.13/cwt122.50–128.001,2083
SteersMedium and Large 11,020135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3772
SteersMedium and Large 2368170.86/cwt170.00–172.506293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664120.06/cwt115.00–127.507974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443155.00/cwt155.00–155.006872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368136.79/cwt130.00–140.005033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612111.26/cwt107.50–120.006814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715111.07/cwt105.00–117.507945
HeifersMedium and Large 2472124.38/cwt110.00–135.005877
HeifersMedium and Large 1569118.64/cwt117.00–120.0067510
HeifersMedium and Large 1427137.42/cwt130.00–142.5058711
HeifersMedium and Large 2614120.27/cwt110.00–127.507388
HeifersMedium and Large 2527115.78/cwt111.00–122.5061011
HeifersMedium and Large 347893.61/cwt90.00–97.504472
HeifersMedium and Large 353287.08/cwt60.00–105.004633
HeifersMedium and Large 2668116.78/cwt110.00–122.507803
HeifersMedium and Large 2389131.02/cwt130.00–135.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 2425118.65/cwt110.00–127.505042
HeifersMedium and Large 2273124.15/cwt122.50–127.503393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469162.12/cwt155.00–175.007608
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310145.00/cwt140.00–150.004502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525109.13/cwt105.00–118.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 1475131.72/cwt117.50–140.006269
HeifersMedium and Large 1751121.00/cwt121.00–121.009094
HeifersMedium and Large 1513127.54/cwt120.00–130.006545
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2770750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,047.44/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0011,2602
Bulls1,34884.45/cwt82.00–86.001,1383
Bulls1,890105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9851
Bulls1,29293.90/cwt90.00–98.001,2137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12872.00/cwt70.00–74.008125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21578.90/cwt76.00–82.009597
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20367.54/cwt65.00–69.008133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30375.49/cwt75.00–76.009842
CowsLean 85-90%1,03466.76/cwt65.00–70.006908
CowsLean 85-90%93859.81/cwt57.00–62.005612
CowsLean 85-90%1,09070.37/cwt68.00–75.007675

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.