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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 27, 2021

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 138 77
Feeder cattle 95 81 39
Slaughter cattle 31 50 27
Replacement cattle 1 3 1

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 137.50 $137.50 $309
268–290 274 4 150.00–162.50 $159.19 $436
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 +15.00
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 -40.00
447 447 2 163.00 $163.00 $729 +3.00
450 value added 450 1 157.50 $157.50 $709
475–481 480 4 138.00–140.00 $139.50 $670 +19.50
540 540 9 172.50–175.00 $174.17 $941 +1.17
590 590 1 137.50 $137.50 $811 -19.29
670 670 2 144.00 $144.00 $965
820 820 1 117.50 $117.50 $964 +10.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 115.00–122.50 $118.54 $270
312 312 2 135.00 $135.00 $421
375 375 1 142.50 $142.50 $534 +52.47
482 482 2 129.00 $129.00 $622 -8.50
510–515 513 2 135.00–150.00 $142.54 $731 +6.28
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 2 140.00 $140.00 $815
692 692 2 125.00 $125.00 $865
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +10.00
407–420 409 6 142.00 $142.00 $581 +12.00
482 482 2 145.00 $145.00 $699 +17.19
504–535 508 8 133.00–137.50 $133.59 $679
550–585 579 8 127.50–136.00 $132.36 $766
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 +7.50
730 730 1 97.50 $97.50 $712
760 760 1 95.00 $95.00 $722
915 915 1 82.50 $82.50 $755 +14.00
970 970 1 70.00 $70.00 $679
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 127.50 $127.50 $312
401 401 3 137.50 $137.50 $551 +25.00
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654
690 690 2 110.00 $110.00 $759

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553
415 415 1 152.50 $152.50 $633
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 thin fleshed 755 1 37.00 $37.00 $279
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 85.00 $85.00 $633

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $676
855–1245 1088 85-90% 13 57.00–70.00 $63.81 $694
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1425 1335 80-85% 6 62.00–68.00 $66.29 $885 +3.58
1555 1555 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,244
1610 1610 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $724

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YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 64.00 $64.00 $819
1220–2165 1630 4 72.00–80.00 $74.42 $1,213 +1.42
1730–2045 1842 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,566

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 150.00 $150.00
85 85 1 195.00 $195.00
160 160 1 305.00 $305.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
5 5 2 225.00 $225.00
35 35 1 175.00 $175.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115 115 1 275.00 $275.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 210.00 $210.00
150 150 1 285.00 $285.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 195.00 $195.00 $263

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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.