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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.03/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 470 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 427 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.13/cwt ≈ $756/hd at 572 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 443 329
Feeder cattle 346 392 280
Slaughter cattle 64 51 49

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 215.00 $215.00 $645 —
420 420 5 180.00 $180.00 $756 -0.33
450–497 485 10 155.00–200.00 $188.96 $916 -3.86
503–530 505 11 180.00–196.00 $194.47 $982 +25.71
570–595 581 12 130.00–165.00 $154.65 $899 -21.19
605–645 631 15 132.50–157.00 $148.90 $940 -6.96
650–675 663 4 130.00–152.50 $139.87 $927 -10.13
705 705 2 140.00 $140.00 $987 —
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 -45.00
777 777 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,127 -20.00
1000 1000 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,130 —
1125–1130 1128 2 108.00–127.50 $117.77 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–431 428 4 150.00–162.50 $153.06 $655 -6.94
492 492 1 135.00 $135.00 $664 —
515–520 518 2 122.50–137.50 $130.04 $674 -8.84
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -37.59
680 680 2 117.50–120.00 $118.75 $808 -17.90
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 +10.00
930 930 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,079 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 —
365–387 381 7 135.00–145.00 $142.26 $542 -5.24
400–445 427 20 130.00–139.00 $134.00 $572 -11.00
450–495 470 21 122.50–145.00 $133.03 $625 -15.77
505–545 527 14 120.00–140.00 $128.74 $678 -27.34
550–598 572 16 127.50–136.00 $132.13 $756 —
600–610 605 2 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $756 —
652–670 658 3 120.00–131.00 $127.27 $837 —
705 705 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,036 —
735 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 —
775 775 1 117.50 $117.50 $911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 120.00–132.50 $126.25 $423 -6.25
355–390 382 5 130.00–137.50 $131.39 $502 -8.61
405–431 422 8 128.00–130.00 $129.76 $548 -3.97
465–490 478 2 117.50–122.50 $120.07 $574 -18.22
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 -6.81
645 645 4 130.00 $130.00 $838 -1.66
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 223 3 110.00–162.50 $146.04 $326 —
265–290 279 4 140.00–160.00 $147.81 $412 —
322–345 332 6 177.50–207.50 $188.27 $625 —
350–365 355 3 170.00–177.50 $174.93 $621 —
405–445 426 12 140.00–177.50 $156.30 $666 —
450–487 467 7 125.00–160.00 $136.87 $639 —
513–540 523 7 120.00–164.00 $151.62 $793 —
550–562 560 6 150.00–162.50 $152.05 $851 —
605–645 616 7 110.00–120.00 $118.60 $731 —
650–685 667 5 91.00–115.00 $104.16 $695 —
702–740 719 5 90.00–105.00 $95.86 $689 —
780 780 1 78.00 $78.00 $608 —
880 880 1 89.00 $89.00 $783 —
1030–1048 1044 4 80.00–86.00 $81.48 $851 —
1090 1090 1 75.00 $75.00 $818 —
1155 1155 1 85.00 $85.00 $982 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1060 953 85-90% 4 10.00–49.00 $31.93 $304 —
920–1320 1066 85-90% 12 50.00–59.00 $54.50 $581 -12.87
960–1315 1112 85-90% 9 60.00–66.00 $62.58 $696 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $818 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1430 1228 80-85% 6 72.00–79.00 $74.45 $914 —
1075–1510 1249 80-85% 10 63.00–74.00 $68.50 $856 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1575 1490 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.47 $1,020 —
1510–1650 1580 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1760 1598 5 70.00–82.00 $76.24 $1,218 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1830 1698 3 61.00–67.00 $64.17 $1,090 —

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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.