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
Bulls—Low1,49780.671,20813
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 2—433125.73/cwt112.50–142.505449
BullsMedium and Large 2—474116.77/cwt105.00–130.005535
BullsMedium and Large 2—380128.99/cwt120.00–135.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705103.75/cwt97.50–110.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—642109.35/cwt100.00–115.007028
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471126.44/cwt115.00–133.005969
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424128.43/cwt120.00–137.0054513
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321124.79/cwt112.50–133.004017
HeifersMedium and Large 3—42098.91/cwt77.50–107.504154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—365136.60/cwt136.00–137.0049912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317126.95/cwt120.00–132.0040210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527115.82/cwt107.00–122.006108
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415126.40/cwt115.00–134.0052510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—728105.79/cwt100.00–115.007706
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521129.09/cwt118.00–138.0067316
SteersMedium and Large 2—389159.15/cwt150.00–162.5061910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380127.25/cwt122.50–132.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566121.86/cwt117.00–127.506905
HeifersMedium and Large 2—266133.10/cwt110.00–148.003549
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270126.62/cwt120.00–132.003423
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685102.97/cwt101.00–105.007052
SteersMedium and Large 1—678134.05/cwt130.00–145.009097
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473129.43/cwt120.00–137.0061216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—502135.00/cwt135.00–135.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622117.43/cwt110.00–123.007308
SteersMedium and Large 2—90881.66/cwt80.00–85.007413
SteersMedium and Large 2—470146.22/cwt145.00–147.506872
SteersMedium and Large 1—337148.34/cwt140.00–155.005003
SteersMedium and Large 2—672138.00/cwt138.00–138.009272
SteersMedium and Large 2—327145.03/cwt142.50–150.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376133.93/cwt121.00–136.0050411
SteersMedium and Large 1—566142.93/cwt135.00–150.0080911
SteersMedium and Large 1—371158.81/cwt140.00–167.505896
SteersMedium and Large 1—878115.51/cwt115.00–116.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 2—627137.54/cwt130.00–145.008627
SteersMedium and Large 1—725116.79/cwt111.00–122.508472
SteersMedium and Large 2—525141.25/cwt137.50–142.507424
SteersMedium and Large 1—420163.72/cwt162.50–165.006882
SteersMedium and Large 1—513171.82/cwt170.00–173.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—468180.00/cwt180.00–180.008427
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—388168.00/cwt168.00–168.006525
SteersMedium and Large 1—476175.21/cwt170.00–178.008349
SteersMedium and Large 1—629138.69/cwt135.00–141.008726
BullsMedium and Large 2—283135.25/cwt127.50–150.003833
BullsMedium and Large 1—431158.32/cwt150.00–162.006825
BullsMedium and Large 1—615123.92/cwt115.00–131.007627
BullsMedium and Large 1—567138.51/cwt133.00–150.007855
BullsMedium and Large 1—472150.72/cwt145.00–155.007119
BullsMedium and Large 1—522145.11/cwt130.00–155.007575
BullsMedium and Large 2—325146.56/cwt140.00–150.004763
BullsMedium and Large 2—520105.89/cwt100.00–110.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9151,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0011,7121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,170875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1751,050.00/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
Bulls——1,33873.89/cwt70.00–79.009895
Bulls——1,59784.91/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.