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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 26, 2022

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 89 69 39
Feeder cattle 33 39 17
Slaughter cattle 56 24 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 70lb feeder steer deleted**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
425 425 1 192.50 $192.50 $818 —
450–495 473 2 150.00–167.50 $159.17 $753 —
500–533 thin fleshed 529 9 177.50–196.00 $194.06 $1,027 —
645 645 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
630 630 3 130.00–157.50 $139.17 $877 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 152.50 $152.50 $541 —
410–415 411 4 145.00–161.00 $156.96 $645 —
450–455 453 2 137.50–145.00 $141.27 $640 —
525 525 1 147.50 $147.50 $774 —
555 555 1 142.50 $142.50 $791 —
655 655 1 142.00 $142.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 3 109.00 $109.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 369 4 165.00–180.00 $168.66 $622 —
460–480 467 3 172.50–175.00 $173.36 $810 —
535 535 1 162.50 $162.50 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
815 815 1 89.00 $89.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1195 1128 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.59 $695 —
1015–1430 1183 85-90% 8 75.00–85.00 $79.99 $946 —
1125–1505 1268 85-90% 3 85.00–95.00 $90.43 $1,147 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1280 1187 80-85% 3 90.00–92.00 $91.02 $1,080 +11.91
1145–1465 1277 80-85% 3 79.00–88.00 $83.34 $1,064 —
1445 1445 80-85% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.50 $1,062 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1560 1465 75-80% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2130 1654 6 84.00–126.00 $104.24 $1,724 —

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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.