Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2023-01-21

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 21
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
8 vs last sale 19 35 vs year ago 62 · 56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
36 vs last sale 83 7 vs year ago 54 · 13.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.36/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$150.36
7 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.29
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534150.368037thin
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 sale7 hd
150.36
WV average2 barns · 105 hd
162.64
−12.29
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
BullsAverage2,00291.661,8353thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53974.021,13910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31571.319387thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19670.2884119

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,41078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1001
CowsLean 85-90%1,12663.96/cwt60.00–65.007204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28974.97/cwt70.00–79.009665
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58174.54/cwt72.00–77.001,1786
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58081.48/cwt80.00–83.001,2872
CowsLean 85-90%1,20171.54/cwt65.00–77.0085914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38062.16/cwt59.00–65.008582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37365.00/cwt65.00–65.008922
Bulls2,00291.66/cwt80.00–97.001,8353
HeifersMedium and Large 1430162.50/cwt162.50–162.506992
HeifersMedium and Large 1560157.50/cwt157.50–157.508821
SteersMedium and Large 1365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
SteersMedium and Large 1330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505691
SteersMedium and Large 2780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 1385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 1495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 1720132.50/cwt132.50–132.509542
BullsMedium and Large 2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
BullsMedium and Large 1320164.11/cwt162.50–167.505253
BullsMedium and Large 1755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
BullsMedium and Large 1470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051

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.