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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 55 207
Feeder cattle 99 39 101
Slaughter cattle 88 16 49
Replacement cattle 1 — 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 140.00–150.00 $145.31 $465 —
400–416 412 4 180.00–190.00 $187.57 $773 —
500–525 507 7 145.00–152.50 $150.28 $762 —
560–580 573 6 140.00–149.00 $146.07 $837 —
625–640 635 6 130.00–135.00 $133.36 $847 —
700 700 3 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
925 925 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
405–435 425 3 160.00–170.00 $166.82 $709 —
535–540 538 3 120.00 $120.00 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 110.00–120.00 $113.05 $309 —
415 415 3 125.00–138.00 $129.33 $537 -8.17
475–485 480 2 120.00–130.00 $124.95 $600 —
560–590 575 2 120.00–127.00 $123.41 $710 -9.09
660–680 673 3 120.00–130.00 $123.27 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 100.00–110.00 $104.72 $333 -17.78
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 -2.00
410 410 2 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
525–535 528 3 110.00–119.00 $113.04 $597 +3.18
600–640 620 2 115.00–119.00 $117.06 $726 —
700–740 720 2 110.00–120.00 $115.14 $829 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–740 733 2 81.00–87.00 $83.97 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 120.00 $120.00 $210 —
460–475 468 2 150.00–175.00 $162.70 $761 —
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 —
560 560 1 127.50 $127.50 $714 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1183 80-85% 3 60.00–75.00 $67.85 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 52.00–60.00 $56.21 $534 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1550 1525 75-80% 2 62.50–68.00 $65.20 $994 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1800 1500 2 75.00–99.00 $89.40 $1,341 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 3 150.00–190.00 $176.67 —

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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
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 50.00 $50.00 —
40 40 2 183.00 $183.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 35.00–100.00 $67.50 —
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 —
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 50.00 $50.00 $20 —
45 45 3 160.00–183.00 $175.33 $79 —
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 $50 —
75 75 1 120.00 $120.00 $90 —
80 80 1 127.50 $127.50 $102 —
85 85 1 170.00 $170.00 $144 —
90 90 2 153.00–190.00 $171.50 $154 —
100 100 1 97.50 $97.50 $98 —
105–140 111 6 147.50–170.00 $165.26 $183 —
195 195 1 102.50 $102.50 $200 —

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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.