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Weston Livestock Marketing Special Graded Sale Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

992 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $250.00/cwt ≈ $625/hd at 250 lb · 590 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $440.20/cwt ≈ $2,170/hd at 493 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.14/cwt ≈ $2,114/hd at 564 lb · 64 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 992

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
349 349 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,780
364 364 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,856
410–430 420 31 470.00–505.00 $495.69 $2,082
485–494 493 65 434.00–447.00 $440.20 $2,170
525–533 530 4 375.00–425.00 $394.92 $2,093
560–564 562 60 370.00–380.00 $375.82 $2,112
587 value added 587 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,143
628 value added 628 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,324
625–648 645 25 310.00–335.00 $325.58 $2,100
659–670 660 17 310.00–330.00 $328.81 $2,170
749 749 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,359
763 763 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,442
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355 355 6 510.00 $510.00 $1,810
431 431 11 467.50 $467.50 $2,015
474 474 6 474.00 $474.00 $2,247
535 535 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,632

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
338–346 344 9 390.00–405.00 $401.73 $1,382
385 385 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,463
424 424 22 377.50 $377.50 $1,601
488–493 493 34 375.00 $375.00 $1,849
505–545 537 23 347.50–357.50 $349.69 $1,878
580–585 583 2 320.00–325.00 $322.49 $1,880
643–648 646 12 310.00 $310.00 $2,003
695 695 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,154
698 value added 698 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,164
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 340 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,326
420 420 11 372.00 $372.00 $1,562
491 491 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,694
558 558 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,758

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
250 250 590 250.00 $250.00 $625
440 440 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,980
485 485 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,231
565–575 570 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,425
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.