Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.57/cwt ≈ $1,271/hd at 542 lb · 55 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $222.14/cwt +19.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 620 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.94/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 590 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	246	42	193
Feeder cattle	202	19	149
Slaughter cattle	21	18	44
Replacement cattle	23	5	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	180.00–185.00	$182.38	$593	—
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—
422–440	426	5	205.00–230.00	$224.83	$958	—
510–543	542	55	210.00–235.00	$234.57	$1,271	—
590	590	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,372	—
620	620	44	218.00–224.50	$222.14	$1,377	+19.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	142.50	$142.50	$306	—
375	375	1	162.50	$162.50	$609	—
480–495	490	3	175.00–182.50	$177.45	$870	—
565	565	4	170.00	$170.00	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	175.00	$175.00	$586	+25.00
360	360	3	155.00	$155.00	$558	—
425–435	428	4	165.00–175.00	$172.46	$738	+2.46
485	485	12	177.50	$177.50	$861	—
562–595	590	13	160.00–177.50	$174.94	$1,032	—
650	650	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	135.00	$135.00	$398	—
315	315	1	137.50	$137.50	$433	—
520	520	2	147.50	$147.50	$767	+17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	192.50	$192.50	$847	—
545	545	2	160.00	$160.00	$872	-32.50
580	580	4	167.50	$167.50	$972	—
635	635	2	152.50	$152.50	$968	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	—
490	490	2	157.50	$157.50	$772	—
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1220	1053	85-90%	6	80.00–91.00	$84.42	$889	—
1260	1260	85-90%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,172	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1215	80-85%	2	83.00–86.00	$84.58	$1,028	—
1380–1390	1385	80-85%	3	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$1,302	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1560	1510	75-80%	2	91.00–92.50	$91.77	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780–1940	1860	2	109.50–110.00	$109.76	$2,042	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1465	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,460.00–1,900.00	$1,637.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.