Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2021-10-02

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
123 vs last sale 255 25 vs year ago 353 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
21 vs last sale 47 21 vs year ago 89 · 23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported, with greater supply of all classes and firm demand. #1 Feeder Steers $3-$10 higher per cwt; Heifers, five weights $2-$4 higher, demand lower for four and six weights. No test on Feeder Bulls but demand strong. Slaughter Cows and Bulls had lower demand than last reported. Increased supply of Sheep and Goats, no test but demand firm for offering. Baby Calves, $190 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $50-$75 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.07/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$125.07
164 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465127.42593105
Medium and Large 2446122.4954755
Medium and Large 342098.914154thin
One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $178 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 sale164 hd
125.07
WV average5 barns · 431 hd
123.02
+2.05
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
BullsLow1,49780.671,20813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30462.2681211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08659.4764619
CowsLean 85-90%Average97953.2552119

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2433125.73/cwt112.50–142.505449
BullsMedium and Large 2474116.77/cwt105.00–130.005535
BullsMedium and Large 2380128.99/cwt120.00–135.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 2705103.75/cwt97.50–110.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 2642109.35/cwt100.00–115.007028
HeifersMedium and Large 2471126.44/cwt115.00–133.005969
HeifersMedium and Large 1424128.43/cwt120.00–137.0054513
HeifersMedium and Large 2321124.79/cwt112.50–133.004017
HeifersMedium and Large 342098.91/cwt77.50–107.504154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added365136.60/cwt136.00–137.0049912
HeifersMedium and Large 1317126.95/cwt120.00–132.0040210
HeifersMedium and Large 2527115.82/cwt107.00–122.006108
HeifersMedium and Large 2415126.40/cwt115.00–134.0052510
HeifersMedium and Large 1728105.79/cwt100.00–115.007706
HeifersMedium and Large 1521129.09/cwt118.00–138.0067316
SteersMedium and Large 2389159.15/cwt150.00–162.5061910
HeifersMedium and Large 2380127.25/cwt122.50–132.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 1566121.86/cwt117.00–127.506905
HeifersMedium and Large 2266133.10/cwt110.00–148.003549
HeifersMedium and Large 1270126.62/cwt120.00–132.003423
HeifersMedium and Large 1685102.97/cwt101.00–105.007052
SteersMedium and Large 1678134.05/cwt130.00–145.009097
HeifersMedium and Large 1473129.43/cwt120.00–137.0061216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added502135.00/cwt135.00–135.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 1622117.43/cwt110.00–123.007308
SteersMedium and Large 290881.66/cwt80.00–85.007413
SteersMedium and Large 2470146.22/cwt145.00–147.506872
SteersMedium and Large 1337148.34/cwt140.00–155.005003
SteersMedium and Large 2672138.00/cwt138.00–138.009272
SteersMedium and Large 2327145.03/cwt142.50–150.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1376133.93/cwt121.00–136.0050411
SteersMedium and Large 1566142.93/cwt135.00–150.0080911
SteersMedium and Large 1371158.81/cwt140.00–167.505896
SteersMedium and Large 1878115.51/cwt115.00–116.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 2627137.54/cwt130.00–145.008627
SteersMedium and Large 1725116.79/cwt111.00–122.508472
SteersMedium and Large 2525141.25/cwt137.50–142.507424
SteersMedium and Large 1420163.72/cwt162.50–165.006882
SteersMedium and Large 1513171.82/cwt170.00–173.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added468180.00/cwt180.00–180.008427
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added388168.00/cwt168.00–168.006525
SteersMedium and Large 1476175.21/cwt170.00–178.008349
SteersMedium and Large 1629138.69/cwt135.00–141.008726
BullsMedium and Large 2283135.25/cwt127.50–150.003833
BullsMedium and Large 1431158.32/cwt150.00–162.006825
BullsMedium and Large 1615123.92/cwt115.00–131.007627
BullsMedium and Large 1567138.51/cwt133.00–150.007855
BullsMedium and Large 1472150.72/cwt145.00–155.007119
BullsMedium and Large 1522145.11/cwt130.00–155.007575
BullsMedium and Large 2325146.56/cwt140.00–150.004763
BullsMedium and Large 2520105.89/cwt100.00–110.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29151,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0011,7121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,3381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02759.15/cwt53.00–65.0060713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21266.05/cwt65.00–67.008013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33860.84/cwt59.00–63.008148
Bulls1,33873.89/cwt70.00–79.009895
Bulls1,59784.91/cwt82.00–88.001,3568
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27964.79/cwt64.00–66.008294
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08550.95/cwt50.00–52.005532
CowsLean 85-90%95455.67/cwt52.00–60.005318
CowsLean 85-90%1,01959.80/cwt58.00–66.006094
CowsLean 85-90%98446.74/cwt41.00–51.004607

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.