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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 12, 2020

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 241 142 105
Feeder cattle 126 53 71
Slaughter cattle 76 59 34
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Information supplied 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
300–325 313 2 100.00–127.50 $114.30 $358 -23.43
400–425 413 2 128.00–132.50 $130.32 $538 +13.58
500–535 518 2 110.00–142.50 $126.80 $657 -9.51
600–610 605 2 112.50–135.00 $123.84 $749 +0.98
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 -10.00
700 700 1 137.50 $137.50 $962 +27.50
935 935 1 103.00 $103.00 $963 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 100.00–137.50 $119.78 $381 -1.82
400–425 408 3 107.50–140.00 $128.72 $525 +38.72
525–535 530 2 100.00–125.00 $112.38 $596 +2.20
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 -5.31
680 680 1 112.50 $112.50 $765 +10.00
700 700 1 80.00 $80.00 $560 —
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
945 945 1 97.50 $97.50 $921 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 127.50–155.00 $140.49 $447 —
375 375 1 107.50 $107.50 $403 —
425 425 2 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
500–535 523 3 112.50–140.00 $131.24 $686 +5.63
575 575 3 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
675 675 4 115.00 $115.00 $776 -10.00
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 —
860 860 1 80.00 $80.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1555 1315 80-85% 4 33.00–46.00 $41.63 $547 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1115 1040 85-90% 3 20.00–32.00 $27.32 $284 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1575 1368 75-80% 2 47.00–57.00 $52.76 $722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1800 1500 4 65.00–73.00 $69.45 $1,042 -1.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 4 125.00 $125.00 —
55 55 1 75.00 $75.00 -115.00
65 65 1 225.00 $225.00 +35.00
75 75 2 155.00 $155.00 -35.00
110 110 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 65.00 $65.00 -26.76
45 45 4 165.00 $165.00 +73.24
50 50 1 180.00 $180.00 —
60 60 2 225.00 $225.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 135.00–185.00 $160.00 +15.00
70–72 71 5 115.00–225.00 $170.37 +25.37
85 85 1 170.00 $170.00 +25.00
100–135 123 3 210.00–300.00 $275.68 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 70.00 $70.00 $56 —
90–95 91 4 60.00–90.00 $82.19 $75 —
125 125 1 60.00 $60.00 $75 —
165 165 1 65.00 $65.00 $107 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 100.00 $100.00 $125 -75.00

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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.