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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 13, 2021

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 49 82
Feeder cattle 60 25 68
Slaughter cattle 33 24 14
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 162.50 $162.50 $585 —
405–420 411 4 162.50–167.50 $166.22 $683 —
455–485 467 3 157.50–165.00 $160.78 $751 —
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
555–580 575 7 152.50–168.00 $163.77 $942 —
685 685 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.50 $142.50 $520 —
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
680–685 682 3 130.00–135.00 $133.33 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 —
500–520 513 3 130.00–137.50 $132.53 $680 —
550–585 568 2 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $724 —
600 600 2 137.50 $137.50 $825 —
870 870 4 109.00 $109.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 4 135.00–142.50 $136.86 $456 —
475–490 483 4 120.00–132.50 $125.08 $604 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —
605 605 1 112.50 $112.50 $681 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 71.00 $71.00 $543 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 142.50 $142.50 $663 —
510–530 520 2 142.50–150.00 $146.18 $760 —
565 565 1 137.50 $137.50 $777 —
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1515 1288 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 950.00–1,200.00 $1,097.09 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 102.50 $102.50 $620 —
915 915 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–895 849 85-90% 4 34.00–38.00 $35.97 $305 —
1000–1195 1115 85-90% 6 65.00–74.00 $68.03 $759 —
1085–1215 1136 85-90% 4 52.00–61.00 $57.86 $657 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1565 1364 80-85% 7 68.00–74.00 $69.76 $952 +7.87
1230–1430 1374 80-85% 5 55.00–65.00 $59.23 $814 -2.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1820 1592 75-80% 3 56.00–60.00 $58.32 $928 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 65-75% 1 61.00 $61.00 $787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 69.00 $69.00 $756 —
1890–1915 1903 2 78.00–85.00 $81.52 $1,551 -7.48

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 345.00 $345.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 167.50 $167.50 $209 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 4 320.00 $320.00 $128 —
55 55 5 330.00 $330.00 $182 —

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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.