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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 199 269 158
Feeder cattle 120 206 114
Slaughter cattle 54 39 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Information collected by stockyards

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —
600–625 611 9 102.50–137.50 $127.56 $779 —
675 675 2 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
700–740 720 2 117.50–125.00 $121.35 $874 —
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 319 4 100.00–125.00 $119.12 $380 —
400–425 420 5 100.00–127.00 $121.86 $512 —
475 475 5 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
500 500 2 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
600–630 612 5 100.00–116.00 $109.41 $670 —
685 685 2 95.00 $95.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 110.00–117.50 $113.53 $242 —
315–319 318 5 110.00–155.00 $146.09 $465 —
400–425 404 6 115.00–147.50 $141.80 $573 —
450 450 5 137.50 $137.50 $619 —
549 549 3 100.00 $100.00 $549 —
650 650 1 117.50 $117.50 $764 —
749 749 1 111.00 $111.00 $831 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1480 1290 75-80% 4 53.00–62.00 $56.93 $734 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 1000 85-90% 3 35.00–43.00 $39.50 $395 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1150 1108 80-85% 3 44.00–52.00 $46.97 $520 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2100 1550 4 68.00–75.00 $71.47 $1,108 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 350.00 $350.00 —
99 99 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 150.00 $150.00 +28.57
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80–85 83 2 100.00–210.00 $156.67 $130 -103.33

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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.