Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2023-08-26

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 26
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
18 vs last sale 162 77 vs year ago 103 · +74.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
23 vs last sale 56 1 vs year ago 34 · 2.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, slightly lower supply of Slaughter Cattle offset by gains in Feeders. Demand for Steers and Heifers moderate to strong, todays run had quite a variety of flesh condition and prices reflected this, demand highest for harder fleshed Feeders. This week's run also tended to heavier weights than last week. Slaughter Cows sold higher by $1.50-$2.50 per cwt, Bulls sold steady. Heiferettes, $100-$110 per cwt. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $218.30/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$218.30
103 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.98
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1683223.611,52644
Medium and Large 2613214.341,31359
One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $213 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 sale103 hd
218.30
WV average4 barns · 318 hd
233.28
−14.98
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
BullsAverage1,781124.062,2108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610105.001,6911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29998.411,27913
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12587.6198611

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1725208.41/cwt150.00–255.001,5114
SteersMedium and Large 1359268.79/cwt265.00–272.509654
SteersMedium and Large 2990156.23/cwt152.50–160.001,5472
SteersMedium and Large 2418202.37/cwt195.00–210.008462
SteersMedium and Large 2305210.00/cwt190.00–230.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 1353192.59/cwt180.00–205.006802
SteersMedium and Large 2635167.99/cwt157.50–190.001,0673
SteersMedium and Large 2705246.99/cwt245.00–248.001,7419
SteersMedium and Large 2515241.77/cwt195.00–255.001,24517
SteersMedium and Large 1588175.02/cwt170.00–180.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 1620245.95/cwt240.00–250.001,5255
SteersMedium and Large 1907243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2044
SteersMedium and Large 2928161.53/cwt150.00–175.001,4993
SteersMedium and Large 1658184.91/cwt177.50–200.001,2173
SteersMedium and Large 2776198.54/cwt165.00–245.001,5417
SteersMedium and Large 1525202.95/cwt190.00–230.001,0653
SteersMedium and Large 2673239.96/cwt230.00–250.001,6152
SteersMedium and Large 2566184.69/cwt150.00–230.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 1980158.69/cwt147.50–170.001,5552
SteersMedium and Large 1768194.85/cwt180.00–210.001,4962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410243.57/cwt235.00–250.009994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575150.17/cwt130.00–170.008632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382255.00/cwt255.00–255.009742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530171.12/cwt152.50–210.009073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460205.00/cwt190.00–220.009432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715142.41/cwt130.00–155.001,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 2803124.59/cwt107.50–150.001,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1870206.38/cwt195.00–217.501,7962
SteersMedium and Large 2388235.10/cwt220.00–250.009122
SteersMedium and Large 2473184.95/cwt155.00–200.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 1460182.50/cwt182.50–182.508402
HeifersMedium and Large 2673140.85/cwt135.00–152.509483
HeifersMedium and Large 1619154.66/cwt130.00–180.009574
HeifersMedium and Large 1662175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1592
SteersMedium and Large 1487223.35/cwt210.00–247.501,0885
SteersMedium and Large 1822247.24/cwt235.00–249.002,0328
HeifersMedium and Large 2440213.48/cwt200.00–220.009393
HeifersMedium and Large 2359220.65/cwt200.00–225.007926
HeifersMedium and Large 2724190.42/cwt170.00–197.501,3796
HeifersMedium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2315197.50/cwt197.50–197.506222
HeifersMedium and Large 2583155.06/cwt150.00–160.009042
Bulls1,856122.07/cwt112.00–135.002,2665
Bulls1,08096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27295.40/cwt88.00–102.001,2138
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343103.23/cwt98.00–109.001,3865
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6911
CowsLean 85-90%1,05079.41/cwt78.00–81.008342
Bulls1,945143.07/cwt137.50–149.002,7832
CowsLean 85-90%1,14289.43/cwt85.00–97.001,0219

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.