Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 2, 2024

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.15/cwt ≈ $1,420/hd at 563 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	125	31	223
Feeder cattle	102	13	202
Slaughter cattle	23	18	21

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 thin fleshed	345	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,173	—
375	375	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,088	—
400–445	415	3	270.00–315.00	$298.92	$1,241	—
450–480	460	5	260.00–315.00	$293.74	$1,351	—
516 thin fleshed	516	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,703	—
560 thin fleshed	560	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,764	—
580–590	585	2	265.00–295.00	$279.87	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,350	—
710	710	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,349	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	260.00	$260.00	$676	—
360–395	384	5	220.00–275.00	$259.66	$997	—
410–420	415	2	260.00–270.00	$264.94	$1,100	+29.94
460–470	463	9	245.00–270.00	$264.70	$1,226	—
551–590	563	16	225.00–262.00	$252.15	$1,420	—
635	635	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–447	445	3	195.00–200.00	$196.65	$875	—
465–487	480	9	222.50–235.00	$227.44	$1,092	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,100	—
455	455	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	—
500–530	515	3	250.00–290.00	$272.94	$1,406	—
575	575	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,438	-40.00
600–620	610	4	230.00–260.00	$244.75	$1,493	—
890	890	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	—
515	515	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,159	—
630	630	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,158	—
1285–1385	1335	80-85%	2	122.00–128.00	$125.11	$1,670	—
1340–1440	1390	80-85%	4	102.00–119.00	$111.55	$1,551	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,329	—
1310–1595	1488	75-80%	5	100.00–115.00	$110.96	$1,651	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1260	1173	85-90%	3	93.00–110.00	$99.83	$1,171	—
1175	1175	85-90%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,093	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1730	1380	3	107.00–137.50	$123.18	$1,700	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,064	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,738	—

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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.