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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $160.92/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 618 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.18/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 568 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.15/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 537 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 138 365
Feeder cattle 312 95 319
Slaughter cattle 15 31 31
Replacement cattle 7 1 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Larger run than last reported in all classes except slaughter cattle. Much larger run of quality feeders, compared to last feeder steers sold slightly higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. For the holiday market bottle lambs sold $70-$200, bottle kids sold $110-$400. Baby calves, dairy, $65-$225. Small run of return to farm cows sold $550-$800/hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 175.00 $175.00 $592 —
365–388 383 5 167.50–172.50 $171.55 $657 —
405–441 value added 432 8 169.00–175.00 $170.41 $736 —
420–448 442 5 145.00–167.50 $153.34 $678 —
450–490 471 8 147.50–163.00 $156.87 $739 —
500–545 528 6 137.50–162.50 $153.23 $809 —
560–590 572 3 130.00–160.00 $145.82 $834 —
600–637 618 45 145.00–164.00 $160.92 $994 —
650–679 658 18 138.00–159.00 $152.98 $1,007 —
715–725 720 2 110.00–120.00 $115.03 $828 —
805–845 825 2 102.50–110.00 $106.16 $876 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 162.50 $162.50 $788 —
503 503 3 162.50 $162.50 $817 —
561 value added 561 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,010 —
570–590 583 8 155.00–167.50 $163.73 $955 —
700 700 3 137.50 $137.50 $962 —
852–875 864 7 110.00–116.00 $112.59 $973 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 132.50–142.50 $137.91 $376 —
340–345 343 2 120.00–145.00 $132.59 $455 —
363–390 371 7 122.50–140.00 $132.05 $490 —
400–447 417 17 130.00–145.00 $136.44 $569 —
455–496 470 19 130.00–141.00 $135.31 $636 —
505–535 519 11 120.00–137.50 $131.23 $681 —
560–590 568 7 120.00–132.00 $128.82 $732 —
610 value added 610 6 139.00 $139.00 $848 —
621 621 4 125.00 $125.00 $776 —
662–665 663 3 100.00–103.00 $101.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 146.00 $146.00 $514 —
460 460 6 139.00 $139.00 $639 —
511–546 537 19 138.00–139.00 $138.15 $742 —
571–596 588 9 135.00–138.00 $137.03 $806 —
607–628 616 7 127.00–129.00 $127.87 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 373 4 147.50–148.00 $147.88 $552 +7.88
432 432 2 162.50 $162.50 $702 +10.00
480–493 491 8 143.00–157.50 $144.77 $711 —
505–510 508 3 127.50–147.50 $137.53 $699 —
550–590 570 3 110.00–120.00 $116.55 $664 —
805 805 1 117.50 $117.50 $946 —
910 910 1 105.00 $105.00 $956 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1520 1325 80-85% 2 60.00–68.00 $64.59 $856 -1.70
1290–1500 1388 80-85% 3 65.00–71.00 $67.94 $943 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1590 1443 75-80% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.10 $925 —
1470–1775 1633 75-80% 3 66.00–70.00 $68.25 $1,115 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $498 -16.81
1070 1070 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $706 +2.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1710 1455 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,310 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 170.00 $170.00 —
57 57 2 220.00 $220.00 +70.00
80 80 1 170.00 $170.00 -25.00
90 90 1 190.00 $190.00 -5.00
100–105 103 3 200.00–310.00 $256.61 —

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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
880 880 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 115.00 $115.00 $144 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 6 270.00 $270.00 $135 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
152 152 2 117.50 $117.50 $179 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 4 150.00–170.00 $160.00 -65.00
33 33 3 135.00 $135.00 -40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 73 2 150.00–235.00 $193.97 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 2 225.00 $225.00 $248 +30.00

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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.