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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 16, 2021

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $140.98/cwt -39.02 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 368 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.19/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 518 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.04/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 562 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 640 0
Feeder cattle 169 552 0
Slaughter cattle 68 88 0
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
357–370 368 15 130.00–140.00 $138.71 $510 -41.29
420–425 423 2 160.00–160.50 $160.25 $678 -1.27
450–490 478 4 162.50–170.00 $167.59 $801 +6.97
500 500 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $700 -15.71
520 value added 520 1 162.50 $162.50 $845 —
552–590 562 13 142.50–157.00 $152.04 $854 +0.85
607 607 4 155.00 $155.00 $941 +20.74
670 670 1 142.50 $142.50 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 126.00 $126.00 $504 +3.50
455 455 12 127.50 $127.50 $580 -6.11
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 +5.00
565 565 2 130.00 $130.00 $734 -22.50
627 627 2 130.00 $130.00 $815 +21.00
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 -4.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 9 122.00–134.00 $127.43 $405 -5.18
350–362 357 6 127.50–136.00 $131.57 $470 +1.11
445 445 1 132.50 $132.50 $590 +3.39
465–477 475 7 122.50–138.00 $135.55 $644 +1.28
505–537 518 13 127.50–137.00 $132.19 $685 +10.60
560–590 579 5 122.50–135.00 $129.53 $750 +13.27
613 613 5 118.00 $118.00 $723 —
865 865 1 111.00 $111.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 147.50 $147.50 $428 —
325–330 328 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $402 —
350–380 367 3 95.00–112.50 $106.61 $391 -3.33
435 435 1 102.50 $102.50 $446 -15.00
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 +14.61
500–542 521 4 102.50–115.00 $108.50 $565 -1.50
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 -4.15
681–695 684 5 102.50–115.00 $112.46 $769 +7.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 167.50 $167.50 $536 —
410–446 437 4 150.00–157.50 $155.74 $681 +10.87
450–498 478 9 132.50–155.00 $143.08 $684 +1.62
500–515 504 4 125.00–145.00 $138.18 $696 +21.79
602 602 2 120.00 $120.00 $722 +9.28
720 720 2 90.00 $90.00 $648 -16.00
925 925 1 75.00 $75.00 $694 —
1055 1055 1 68.00 $68.00 $717 —
1100 1100 1 70.00 $70.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 368 3 120.00–132.50 $125.71 $463 -14.29
445 445 1 127.50 $127.50 $567 +3.91
495 495 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $520 -5.52
565 565 3 110.00 $110.00 $622 -12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $292 —
900–1040 988 85-90% 3 41.00–43.00 $42.05 $415 —
720–1365 1112 85-90% 28 45.00–55.00 $49.62 $552 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1205 1175 80-85% 3 57.00–61.00 $58.69 $690 —
1225–1245 1235 80-85% 2 42.00–48.00 $45.02 $556 -9.76
1115–1475 1283 80-85% 9 49.00–55.00 $52.54 $674 +5.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1630 1469 75-80% 5 52.00–58.00 $53.65 $788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2245 1712 12 73.00–83.00 $79.04 $1,353 —
1835 1835 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.