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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 548 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 108 46
Feeder cattle 81 60 15
Slaughter cattle 50 33 31
Replacement cattle 3 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
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 —
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 +2.50
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 -6.22
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -40.78
548 548 21 173.00 $173.00 $948 —
555–582 571 4 147.50–165.00 $156.79 $895 -6.98
645 645 1 122.50 $122.50 $790 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
805–820 813 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 85.00–95.00 $90.03 $327 -52.47
475 475 1 137.50 $137.50 $653 +2.50
540–548 546 4 132.50–137.50 $136.26 $744 —
590 590 1 127.50 $127.50 $752 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 117.50 $117.50 $394 —
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
532–535 533 3 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $750 —
920 920 1 84.50 $84.50 $777 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 —
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
450–495 470 6 120.00–137.50 $127.81 $601 -17.19
652 652 2 122.50 $122.50 $799 —
855 855 2 102.50 $102.50 $876 -6.50
930 930 1 68.50 $68.50 $637 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 112.50 $112.50 $349 -24.36
425 425 1 112.50 $112.50 $478 —
460 460 1 107.50 $107.50 $494 -17.58
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 80.00 $80.00 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–462 460 3 150.00–162.50 $158.38 $729 +15.88
620 620 1 132.50 $132.50 $822 —
665 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 80.00 $80.00 $616 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 85.00 $85.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–935 900 85-90% 3 49.00–52.50 $50.44 $454 —
965–1330 1151 85-90% 13 56.00–66.00 $61.28 $705 —
1060–1355 1208 85-90% 2 74.00–78.50 $75.98 $918 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $705 —
1255–1495 1347 80-85% 7 56.00–66.00 $62.71 $845 —
1295–1565 1373 80-85% 6 65.00–71.00 $67.28 $924 +8.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,061 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,197 —
1270–1930 1660 4 79.00–86.00 $81.69 $1,356 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1350 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–900.00 $892.71

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 160.00 $160.00 $208 —

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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
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 310.00 $310.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
47 47 6 290.00 $290.00 $136 -30.00
82 82 10 250.00 $250.00 $205 -80.00

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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.