Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 2, 2021

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.32/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 370 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.75/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.43/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	545	315	487
Feeder cattle	378	255	353
Slaughter cattle	68	47	89
Replacement cattle	3	3	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Larger run than last reported, with greater supply of all classes and firm demand. #1 Feeder Steers $3-$10 higher per cwt; Heifers, five weights $2-$4 higher, demand lower for four and six weights. No test on Feeder Bulls but demand strong. Slaughter Cows and Bulls had lower demand than last reported. Increased supply of Sheep and Goats, no test but demand firm for offering. Baby Calves, $190 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $50-$75 per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	3	140.00–155.00	$148.34	$500	—
363–395	371	6	140.00–167.50	$158.81	$589	—
388 value added	388	5	168.00	$168.00	$652	—
410–430	420	2	162.50–165.00	$163.72	$688	+2.86
461–473 value added	468	7	180.00	$180.00	$842	+7.50
450–483	476	9	170.00–178.00	$175.21	$834	+5.09
510–520	513	3	170.00–173.00	$171.82	$881	+15.14
552–595	566	11	135.00–150.00	$142.93	$809	-7.07
600–642	629	6	135.00–141.00	$138.69	$872	-13.34
655–690	678	7	130.00–145.00	$134.05	$909	-2.01
720–730	725	2	111.00–122.50	$116.79	$847	-28.21
860–895	878	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$1,014	-28.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	142.50–150.00	$145.03	$474	—
375–392	389	10	150.00–162.50	$159.15	$619	-11.71
460–480	470	2	145.00–147.50	$146.22	$687	+10.92
525	525	4	137.50–142.50	$141.25	$742	+3.41
620–637	627	7	130.00–145.00	$137.54	$862	-4.80
672	672	2	138.00	$138.00	$927	+1.95
905–910	908	3	80.00–85.00	$81.66	$741	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	3	120.00–132.00	$126.62	$342	—
300–345	317	10	120.00–132.00	$126.95	$402	-9.44
351–375 value added	365	12	136.00–137.00	$136.60	$499	—
350–390	376	11	121.00–136.00	$133.93	$504	+1.46
410 fancy	410	1	152.50	$152.50	$625	—
400–445	424	13	120.00–137.00	$128.43	$545	-8.99
450–495	473	16	120.00–137.00	$129.43	$612	-2.29
502 value added	502	2	135.00	$135.00	$678	—
513–547	521	16	118.00–138.00	$129.09	$673	+1.55
550–580	566	5	117.00–127.50	$121.86	$690	+3.22
605–630	622	8	110.00–123.00	$117.43	$730	-4.84
675–695	685	2	101.00–105.00	$102.97	$705	-24.03
705–745	728	6	100.00–115.00	$105.79	$770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–295	266	9	110.00–148.00	$133.10	$354	+8.95
300–335	321	7	112.50–133.00	$124.79	$401	—
380	380	2	122.50–132.00	$127.25	$484	-3.77
400–432	415	10	115.00–134.00	$126.40	$525	+7.75
455–490	471	9	115.00–133.00	$126.44	$596	+2.06
510–547	527	8	107.00–122.00	$115.82	$610	+0.04
610–647	642	8	100.00–115.00	$109.35	$702	-10.92
705	705	2	97.50–110.00	$103.75	$731	-6.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	4	77.50–107.50	$98.91	$415	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	431	5	150.00–162.00	$158.32	$682	—
462–490	472	9	145.00–155.00	$150.72	$711	—
505–535	522	5	130.00–155.00	$145.11	$757	—
550–585	567	5	133.00–150.00	$138.51	$785	—
600–635	615	7	115.00–131.00	$123.92	$762	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	283	3	127.50–150.00	$135.25	$383	—
320–335	325	3	140.00–150.00	$146.56	$476	—
365–395	380	5	120.00–135.00	$128.99	$490	—
415–445	433	9	112.50–142.50	$125.73	$544	—
450–490	474	5	105.00–130.00	$116.77	$553	—
505–540	520	3	100.00–110.00	$105.89	$551	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1125	954	85-90%	8	52.00–60.00	$55.67	$531	—
820–1175	984	85-90%	7	41.00–51.00	$46.74	$460	—
785–1205	1019	85-90%	4	58.00–66.00	$59.80	$609	-6.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1210	1027	80-85%	13	53.00–65.00	$59.15	$607	—
1035–1135	1085	80-85%	2	50.00–52.00	$50.95	$553	—
1045–1365	1279	80-85%	4	64.00–66.00	$64.79	$829	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1325	1212	75-80%	3	65.00–67.00	$66.05	$801	—
1100–1475	1338	75-80%	8	59.00–63.00	$60.84	$814	-14.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1685	1338	5	70.00–79.00	$73.89	$989	-10.56
1445–1845	1597	8	82.00–88.00	$84.91	$1,356	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	—
280	280	1	102.50	$102.50	$287	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	60.00	$60.00	—
30	30	1	130.00	$130.00	—
45	45	1	145.00	$145.00	—
65	65	2	170.00	$170.00	+40.00
72	72	2	195.00	$195.00	+65.00
85	85	1	230.00	$230.00	+100.00
120	120	1	175.00	$175.00	—
175	175	1	435.00	$435.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,280.00	$1,280.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	125.00	$125.00	$194	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	2	235.00	$235.00	$63	—
41–46	45	12	225.00–295.00	$267.21	$120	—
51–58	56	14	247.50–287.50	$284.22	$159	+64.22
65–67	67	5	282.50–285.00	$282.99	$190	+62.99
80	80	2	282.00	$282.00	$226	+34.50
90	90	2	287.50	$287.50	$259	+127.27
105	105	2	272.50	$272.50	$286	+122.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	172.50	$172.50	$147	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	130.00	$130.00	$156	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	2	150.00	$150.00	+85.00
35	35	1	150.00	$150.00	+85.00
40–42	41	9	150.00–168.00	$160.39	+95.39
51	51	3	190.00	$190.00	—
70	70	1	210.00	$210.00	—
80–82	81	3	195.00–205.00	$201.72	—
90–95	92	3	235.00–280.00	$250.55	—
100–105	104	6	240.00–355.00	$288.56	—
165	165	2	385.00	$385.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	265.00	$265.00	—
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	280.00	$280.00	$196	—
80–85	83	2	282.50–285.00	$283.79	$236	—
125–130	129	5	245.00–285.00	$263.55	$340	+13.55

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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.