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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 7, 2020

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.39/cwt ≈ $726/hd at 517 lb · 12 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $90.00/cwt ≈ $878/hd at 975 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 243 200
Feeder cattle 206 191 115
Slaughter cattle 39 52 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Information collected by stockyards.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 122.00–135.00 $128.70 $532 -1.30
450–475 466 8 140.00–144.00 $141.45 $659 +4.50
500–525 517 12 131.00–145.00 $140.39 $726 —
580 580 2 123.00 $123.00 $713 -19.50
600 600 2 112.00 $112.00 $672 -23.00
660 660 3 120.00 $120.00 $792 -13.00
700 700 3 110.00 $110.00 $770 -6.00
780 780 1 107.50 $107.50 $838 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
975 975 11 90.00 $90.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
475 475 6 116.00 $116.00 $551 —
500–535 515 7 120.00–129.00 $124.01 $639 +2.13
630–640 634 5 100.00–111.00 $106.56 $676 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 108.00 $108.00 $416 —
900–925 913 2 87.50–90.00 $88.73 $810 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 4 106.00–117.50 $111.71 $366 +0.71
425–440 431 8 106.00–120.00 $114.64 $494 —
475 475 6 122.50 $122.50 $582 ±0.00
530 530 4 106.00 $106.00 $562 -4.00
575 575 5 114.00 $114.00 $656 -2.00
600 600 2 106.00 $106.00 $636 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 90.00–105.00 $99.63 $311 -0.37
375 375 4 105.00 $105.00 $394 —
440 440 6 90.00 $90.00 $396 -16.49
485 485 3 105.00 $105.00 $509 -4.00
540 540 2 90.00 $90.00 $486 -10.00
590 590 6 105.00 $105.00 $620 —
625 625 4 90.00 $90.00 $562 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 140.00–155.00 $147.73 $610 +22.73
475 475 4 129.00 $129.00 $613 -13.50
500 500 3 142.00 $142.00 $710 —
585 585 2 120.00 $120.00 $702 -20.00
600 600 2 111.00 $111.00 $666 -14.00
675 675 2 100.00 $100.00 $675 —
700 700 2 103.00 $103.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 124.00 $124.00 $465 ±0.00
400 400 2 139.00 $139.00 $556 +29.00
500–530 521 7 114.00–128.00 $124.16 $647 +9.16
625 625 4 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $656 -5.00
800–825 813 4 80.00–83.00 $81.52 $663 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 145.00–160.00 $152.20 $476 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 —
330 330 1 128.00 $128.00 $422 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1100 996 85-90% 6 27.00–37.00 $32.02 $319 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1300 1238 80-85% 4 38.00–49.00 $40.61 $503 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1450 1367 75-80% 3 50.00–57.00 $53.41 $730 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2200 1902 5 56.00–94.00 $80.36 $1,528 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 275.00 $275.00 $275 —
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 7 50.00–175.00 $121.43 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 70.00 $70.00 $35 —
99 99 1 235.00 $235.00 $233 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82 82 2 260.00 $260.00 $213 —

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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.