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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.96/cwt ≈ $652/hd at 518 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.06/cwt ≈ $570/hd at 479 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $150.95/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 474 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 375 338 243
Feeder cattle 4 280 191
Slaughter cattle 74 49 52
Replacement cattle 297 9 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609
470 470 1 142.50 $142.50 $670
450–495 472 9 115.00–155.00 $144.53 $682
479 thin fleshed 479 6 162.00 $162.00 $776
520–535 534 14 130.00–152.50 $146.47 $782
555–587 567 6 135.00–145.00 $139.10 $789
620–641 635 7 137.00–147.50 $139.61 $887
668 668 4 137.00 $137.00 $915
725 725 1 137.50 $137.50 $997
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.50 $122.50 $453
430–440 435 2 110.00–137.50 $123.91 $539
560–585 573 2 102.50–130.00 $116.55 $668

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 130.00 $130.00 $338
302–315 306 3 122.00–122.50 $122.17 $374
386–395 389 7 122.50–124.00 $123.22 $479
410–445 429 8 120.00–127.50 $125.05 $536
467–495 479 16 115.00–125.00 $119.06 $570
500–540 518 20 115.00–130.00 $125.96 $652
560–585 566 9 105.00–122.50 $117.51 $665
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614
607–640 617 4 100.00–115.00 $110.62 $683
692 692 2 100.00 $100.00 $692
705 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 112.50 $112.50 $236
250 250 1 105.00 $105.00 $262
335 335 1 118.00 $118.00 $395
375–395 385 5 112.50–117.50 $115.14 $443
410–430 420 2 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $504
450–490 465 3 115.00–117.50 $115.82 $539
535 535 1 116.00 $116.00 $621
575–585 580 2 112.50–113.00 $112.75 $654
687–690 688 3 90.00–100.00 $96.66 $665
815 815 1 80.00 $80.00 $652

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 366 4 137.00–147.50 $142.05 $520
427–440 431 3 135.00 $135.00 $582
450–490 471 7 120.00–144.00 $137.93 $650
535 535 2 145.00 $145.00 $776
556–560 558 5 122.50–127.50 $125.49 $700
647 647 2 100.00 $100.00 $647
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 132.50 $132.50 $504
510 510 1 117.50 $117.50 $599
560–580 570 2 80.00–102.50 $91.45 $521
735 735 1 85.00 $85.00 $625
765 765 1 80.00 $80.00 $612
1010 1010 1 70.00 $70.00 $707

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1105 1002 85-90% 8 44.00–49.00 $46.72 $468 -14.63
870–1335 1109 85-90% 18 50.00–58.00 $53.50 $593 -1.98
970–1265 1110 85-90% 4 58.00–64.00 $60.50 $672 +5.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1475 1268 80-85% 15 50.00–60.00 $54.87 $696 -1.48
1215–1375 1308 80-85% 4 61.00–62.00 $61.51 $805 -0.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1560 1465 75-80% 2 45.00–48.00 $46.60 $683
1345–1730 1492 75-80% 6 53.00–55.00 $54.01 $806

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YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2070 1751 9 58.00–89.00 $76.19 $1,334

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 77.50 $77.50 $647

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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.