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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 21, 2020

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.79/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.95/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 199 89
Feeder cattle 104 120 87
Slaughter cattle 37 54 2

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
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
425 425 1 137.50 $137.50 $584 —
500 500 4 140.00 $140.00 $700 +40.00
550 550 2 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
600 600 3 130.00 $130.00 $780 +2.44
675 675 3 118.00 $118.00 $796 -12.00
700 700 3 115.00 $115.00 $805 -6.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 6 110.00–127.50 $119.10 $373 -0.02
400–440 425 12 100.00–127.50 $117.79 $501 -4.07
475 475 4 110.00 $110.00 $522 -15.00
500–540 518 10 90.00–118.00 $110.95 $575 +10.95
575 575 2 100.00 $100.00 $575 —
600–625 619 4 90.00–110.00 $105.15 $651 -4.26
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 +15.00
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 97.50 $97.50 $205 -16.03
300–325 320 5 110.00–140.00 $134.38 $430 -11.71
400–425 417 6 125.00–145.00 $138.60 $578 -3.20
475 475 1 102.50 $102.50 $487 -35.00
500–525 511 7 130.00–137.50 $134.20 $686 —
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 —
625 625 3 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
675 675 1 96.00 $96.00 $648 -21.50
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 -6.00
775 775 1 88.00 $88.00 $682 -17.00
825 825 1 80.00 $80.00 $660 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 955 85-90% 5 30.00–38.50 $34.85 $333 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1350 1283 80-85% 3 39.50–47.50 $44.13 $566 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1700 1482 75-80% 3 48.50–57.50 $53.91 $799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1700 1600 3 57.00–73.00 $65.33 $1,045 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
53 53 3 170.00 $170.00 —
200 200 1 335.00 $335.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 2 75.00–200.00 $137.50 $110 —
102 102 7 90.00 $90.00 $92 —

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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.