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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 5, 2020

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 142 154 127
Feeder cattle 53 104 68
Slaughter cattle 59 37 59
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 110.00–165.00 $137.73 $417 —
400–425 413 2 100.00–132.50 $116.74 $482 -20.76
500–510 505 2 130.00–142.50 $136.31 $688 -3.69
600–625 613 2 117.50–128.00 $122.86 $753 -7.14
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 +7.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -5.00
775 775 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 —
800 800 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,020 —
950 950 1 94.00 $94.00 $893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 127.50 $127.50 $255 —
300–325 313 2 112.50–130.00 $121.60 $381 +2.50
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
400 400 1 90.00 $90.00 $360 -27.79
500–525 513 2 102.50–117.50 $110.18 $565 -0.77
600–625 613 2 80.00–110.00 $95.31 $584 -9.84
670 670 2 102.50 $102.50 $687 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 513 2 100.00–150.00 $125.61 $644 -8.59
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 +29.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1050 85-90% 2 28.00–37.00 $32.71 $343 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1175 80-85% 2 38.00–47.00 $42.60 $501 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1350 1288 75-80% 2 48.00–57.00 $52.72 $679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2000 1513 4 62.00–78.00 $70.95 $1,073 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–800.00 $716.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 190.00 $190.00 —
200 200 1 270.00 $270.00 -65.00
300 300 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 115.00 $115.00 $155 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 43 2 60.00–120.00 $91.76 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 280.00 $280.00 $168 +142.50
125 125 2 150.00–200.00 $175.00 $219 +85.00
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
200 200 1 95.00 $95.00 $190 —

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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.