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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.49/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $442/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 243 393 282
Feeder cattle 191 277 198
Slaughter cattle 52 111 84
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Information supplied by stockyards.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 137.50–155.00 $146.60 $459 —
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
460–475 466 8 128.00–142.50 $136.95 $638 —
560 560 2 142.50 $142.50 $798 —
630 630 2 135.00 $135.00 $850 —
660 660 3 133.00 $133.00 $878 —
700 700 3 116.00 $116.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 —
325 325 1 136.00 $136.00 $442 —
425–440 433 2 120.00–130.00 $125.09 $542 —
525–530 528 7 115.00–127.00 $121.88 $644 —
675 675 2 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
740 740 2 105.00 $105.00 $777 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 110.00 $110.00 $308 +10.00
340 340 3 100.00 $100.00 $340 —
400–440 415 11 100.00–111.00 $106.49 $442 +6.49
480 480 4 109.00 $109.00 $523 —
535 535 5 100.00 $100.00 $535 ±0.00
550 550 5 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
630 630 4 90.00 $90.00 $567 ±0.00
700–740 720 4 80.00–90.00 $84.86 $611 -5.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 120.00 $120.00 $312 —
330 330 3 111.00 $111.00 $366 -11.50
375 375 3 125.00 $125.00 $469 +2.50
460 460 5 122.50 $122.50 $564 +5.50
540 540 3 110.00 $110.00 $594 ±0.00
560 560 8 116.00 $116.00 $650 +9.00
600 600 5 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
660 660 2 100.00 $100.00 $660 -10.00
700 700 1 91.00 $91.00 $637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
330 330 2 125.00 $125.00 $412 -17.50
380 380 3 142.50 $142.50 $542 —
440 440 3 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
460 460 3 142.50 $142.50 $656 -2.50
540 540 4 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
550 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
630 630 2 125.00 $125.00 $788 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 123.00 $123.00 $344 —
340 340 2 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
375 375 3 124.00 $124.00 $465 —
430 430 3 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
475 475 3 127.00 $127.00 $603 —
535 535 2 115.00 $115.00 $615 —
550 550 2 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
635 635 2 110.00 $110.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1285 1184 80-85% 13 40.00–50.00 $45.68 $541 -2.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1000 940 85-90% 10 30.00–40.00 $34.99 $329 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1400 1313 75-80% 6 51.00–60.00 $54.90 $721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2050 1630 5 61.00–80.00 $73.09 $1,191 —

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Reading this report

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.