Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	175	84	201
Feeder cattle	118	38	154
Slaughter cattle	57	46	47

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	177.50	$177.50	$589	—
420	420	2	155.00–167.50	$161.25	$677	—
462	462	2	165.00	$165.00	$762	+2.50
505–543	535	8	147.50–155.00	$149.53	$800	+2.03
596 thin fleshed	596	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,001	—
605	605	1	142.50	$142.50	$862	—
670–698	691	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,064	—
753–770	757	8	150.00–154.50	$153.36	$1,161	—
807	807	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,122	—
873	873	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,213	—
953	953	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	$340	—
570–588	576	3	120.00–140.00	$133.19	$767	—
603–625	617	8	127.50–132.50	$130.67	$806	+0.67
790	790	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,066	—
815	815	1	110.00	$110.00	$896	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	-4.00
450–475	459	8	125.00–134.00	$130.04	$597	-4.96
512	512	2	122.50	$122.50	$627	-12.50
552–590	563	7	135.00	$135.00	$760	—
645	645	1	132.50	$132.50	$855	-8.50
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-13.56
720	720	2	128.00	$128.00	$922	-5.00
772	772	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—
395	395	1	122.50	$122.50	$484	—
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	-15.00
505–520	513	2	115.00	$115.00	$590	—
555–596	580	7	110.00–120.00	$116.63	$676	—
603	603	3	134.00	$134.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–470	468	3	152.50–157.50	$155.83	$729	—
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	140.00	$140.00	$623	-7.50
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1230	1066	85-90%	12	60.00–66.00	$64.11	$683	—
1010–1250	1088	85-90%	4	70.00–74.00	$71.21	$775	—
1035–1145	1090	85-90%	4	56.00–58.00	$57.50	$627	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1325	1191	80-85%	8	63.00–69.00	$64.85	$772	—
1150–1375	1303	80-85%	4	71.00–74.00	$72.56	$945	—
1295–1405	1350	80-85%	2	52.00–58.00	$55.12	$744	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$947	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,082	+3.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–2185	1934	11	91.00–121.00	$102.11	$1,975	—

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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.