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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 213 142
Feeder cattle 101 155 53
Slaughter cattle 49 49 59
Replacement cattle 2 9 3

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 162.50–177.50 $170.10 $646 +12.33
405–437 426 3 150.00–165.00 $154.75 $659 +9.75
490–495 493 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $688 -3.00
531 531 3 149.00 $149.00 $791 +11.54
552 552 4 150.00 $150.00 $828 +6.46
655–665 660 2 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $884 —
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 136.00–147.50 $141.78 $621 —
522 522 2 130.00 $130.00 $679 —
555–580 568 2 125.00–132.50 $128.67 $731 —
680 680 2 122.00 $122.00 $830 —
860 860 1 112.00 $112.00 $963 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 80.00 $80.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.50 $137.50 $468 +9.90
350–360 353 3 142.50–145.00 $144.15 $509 +13.62
400–440 420 8 125.00–137.00 $132.76 $558 +7.09
482 482 2 130.00 $130.00 $627 +5.66
525–540 533 2 117.50–125.00 $121.30 $647 +0.79
569–585 573 7 115.00–120.00 $118.98 $682 -0.42
620–638 634 4 110.00–112.50 $111.89 $709 —
670 670 1 116.00 $116.00 $777 +6.00
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 +4.99
330–335 333 2 110.00–120.00 $115.04 $383 -4.96
355–370 363 2 114.00–137.50 $125.51 $456 +10.51
405–430 418 7 110.00–120.00 $117.45 $491 -1.15
495–497 496 3 100.00–126.00 $117.36 $582 —
515–525 518 3 110.00–114.00 $112.65 $584 -3.51
552 552 2 115.00 $115.00 $635 +12.00
665 665 1 87.50 $87.50 $582 —
775–780 778 2 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $642 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,221 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 177.50 $177.50 $589 —
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
400–445 423 4 142.50–165.00 $151.16 $639 +4.56
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +16.62
500 500 1 147.50 $147.50 $738 —
565 565 1 142.50 $142.50 $805 +17.50
635 635 2 121.00 $121.00 $768 -1.00
690 690 1 107.50 $107.50 $742 -22.50
790 790 3 107.00 $107.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 132.00 $132.00 $561 -15.50
470–473 472 4 125.00–132.50 $130.63 $617 —
520–540 525 4 120.00–130.00 $127.43 $669 —
550–595 573 2 105.00–112.50 $108.90 $624 —
670 670 2 87.50 $87.50 $586 —
920 920 2 85.00 $85.00 $782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1750 1276 80-85% 16 46.00–53.00 $49.32 $629 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $142 —
750–870 807 85-90% 3 27.50–29.00 $28.13 $227 —
755–1525 1107 85-90% 11 34.00–44.00 $39.49 $437 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1540 1386 75-80% 9 53.00–59.00 $55.14 $764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–2110 1902 5 75.00–80.00 $76.42 $1,454 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1690 1425 2 70.00 $70.00 $998 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1265 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–710.00 $665.29

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 110.00 $110.00 —
75 75 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
36 36 5 149.00 $149.00 $54 —
40–45 43 2 160.00–210.00 $183.53 $79 —
50 50 2 210.00 $210.00 $105 —
56 56 3 250.00 $250.00 $140 —
63 63 5 300.00 $300.00 $189 —
70 70 3 292.50–296.00 $294.83 $206 —
95 95 1 280.00 $280.00 $266 —
120–135 130 3 116.00–140.00 $132.62 $172 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
17 17 2 12.50 $12.50 —
25 25 3 27.50 $27.50 —
30 30 1 65.00 $65.00 —
41–47 44 7 100.00–142.50 $122.73 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
67 67 2 165.00 $165.00 —
70 70 2 205.00 $205.00 —
82–85 83 5 165.00–190.00 $184.85 —
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 4 267.50 $267.50 $195 —
120 120 1 110.00 $110.00 $132 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 250.00 $250.00 $138 —
280 280 1 102.50 $102.50 $287 —

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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.