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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 23, 2021

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $584/hd at 469 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.50/cwt ≈ $527/hd at 420 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.73/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 511 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 238 393
Feeder cattle 280 169 277
Slaughter cattle 49 68 111
Replacement cattle 9 1 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 135.00 $135.00 $338 —
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
355–395 387 6 158.00–162.50 $160.60 $622 —
400–429 423 10 156.00–160.00 $156.76 $663 —
450–497 479 9 140.00–166.00 $147.62 $707 —
500–530 510 11 142.50–162.00 $150.94 $770 —
552–580 565 7 142.50–160.00 $154.05 $870 —
630 630 1 132.50 $132.50 $835 —
660 value added 660 3 147.50 $147.50 $974 —
660–665 663 2 128.00–137.50 $132.77 $880 —
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
795 795 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,041 —
835 835 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
450–495 478 4 126.00–135.00 $128.99 $617 —
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
565–580 573 2 137.50–140.00 $138.73 $795 —
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
995 995 1 95.00 $95.00 $945 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 60.00 $60.00 $411 —
745 745 1 75.00 $75.00 $559 —
875 875 2 70.00 $70.00 $612 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 112.50 $112.50 $529 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 81.00 $81.00 $417 —
850 850 1 50.00 $50.00 $425 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 112.50 $112.50 $276 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 128.00 $128.00 $397 —
300–335 313 6 122.50–132.50 $126.89 $397 —
355–395 371 12 120.00–133.00 $127.77 $474 —
400–445 420 23 119.00–131.00 $125.50 $527 —
452–495 469 24 112.50–130.00 $124.50 $584 —
502–514 511 15 112.50–130.00 $123.73 $632 —
550–580 563 15 109.00–120.00 $113.37 $638 —
690–698 696 4 105.00–106.00 $105.25 $733 —
743 743 5 114.00 $114.00 $847 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 3 115.00–125.00 $120.19 $379 —
355–365 360 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $419 —
415–440 430 3 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $462 —
455–495 479 5 100.00–112.50 $107.01 $513 —
510–545 532 3 80.00–100.00 $91.90 $489 —
557–595 570 3 102.50–109.00 $106.74 $608 —
600–620 610 2 105.00–107.50 $106.23 $648 —
650–675 658 3 100.00 $100.00 $658 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 92.50 $92.50 $449 —
730–740 735 2 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
1015 1015 1 79.00 $79.00 $802 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 68.00 $68.00 $405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 4 132.50–167.50 $148.42 $488 —
375–385 380 3 150.00–161.00 $157.00 $597 —
400–445 426 7 137.50–155.00 $147.32 $628 —
482–485 484 5 150.00–157.50 $154.00 $745 —
500–545 518 5 132.50–142.50 $139.52 $723 —
580 580 1 97.50 $97.50 $566 —
600–640 618 4 122.50–130.00 $126.88 $784 —
655–685 661 7 115.00–122.50 $121.32 $802 —
715–745 730 2 96.00–103.00 $99.57 $727 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 3 112.50–127.50 $117.57 $568 —
535 535 1 112.50 $112.50 $602 —
690 690 1 80.00 $80.00 $552 —
715–730 723 2 83.00–87.50 $85.27 $617 —
755–767 764 4 70.00–88.00 $74.45 $569 —
925 925 1 65.00 $65.00 $601 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 102.50 $102.50 $584 —
760–765 763 2 87.50–91.00 $89.24 $681 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 103.00 $103.00 $649 —
745 745 1 92.50 $92.50 $689 —
840 840 1 67.50 $67.50 $567 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $574 +35.00
825–975 912 85-90% 5 42.00–44.00 $42.81 $390 —
955–1130 1037 85-90% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.35 $636 —
830–1445 1118 85-90% 14 50.00–59.00 $55.48 $620 +5.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1505 1276 80-85% 10 53.00–58.00 $56.35 $719 +3.81
1260–1385 1333 80-85% 3 60.00–65.00 $62.36 $831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1775 1700 2 94.00–107.00 $100.21 $1,704 +21.17
1560–2265 1797 7 80.00–86.00 $82.44 $1,481 —

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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
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1140 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–650.00 $626.45 —

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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.