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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 23, 2021

36 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Weston Livestock Marketing report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 36 37 0
Feeder cattle 19 11 0
Slaughter cattle 17 26 0

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 90.00 $90.00 $180
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480
475 475 1 138.00 $138.00 $656
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650
550 550 1 142.50 $142.50 $784

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 134.00 $134.00 $389
425 425 2 135.00 $135.00 $574 +15.15
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 +50.00
590 590 1 94.00 $94.00 $555
700 700 1 92.50 $92.50 $648
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 153.00 $153.00 $574
425 425 1 152.50 $152.50 $648
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624
700 700 1 77.50 $77.50 $542

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1325 1313 80-85% 2 46.00–50.00 $48.02 $631
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1450 1425 75-80% 2 51.00–65.00 $58.12 $828 +6.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $340

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1850 1600 2 80.00–82.00 $80.84 $1,293

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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.