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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 30, 2024

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.60/cwt -10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 579 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $320.56/cwt +33.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 628 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.30/cwt +35.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 572 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 231 178
Feeder cattle 204 189 147
Slaughter cattle 26 32 31
Replacement cattle — 10 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 -15.00
370–392 385 3 280.00–370.00 $341.14 $1,313 +87.47
430–445 438 2 250.00–290.00 $270.34 $1,184 -27.55
451–485 467 8 250.00–340.00 $292.59 $1,366 -7.22
510–545 531 15 250.00–320.00 $306.88 $1,630 +11.88
556–590 571 23 295.00–332.50 $322.88 $1,844 +52.88
590 thin fleshed 590 16 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 -27.50
602–635 thin fleshed 628 23 290.00–327.50 $320.56 $2,013 +25.56
650 650 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -55.00
660–661 661 4 250.00–275.00 $256.24 $1,694 -38.76
717 thin fleshed 717 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,792 —
750 thin fleshed 750 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 240.00 $240.00 $768 +10.00
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 —
530–540 535 2 205.00–240.00 $222.34 $1,190 —
630–645 638 2 205.00–240.00 $222.71 $1,421 —
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 225.00 $225.00 $760 —
355 355 2 230.00 $230.00 $816 -10.00
435 435 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,109 +11.01
451–495 470 9 230.00–267.50 $247.16 $1,162 -10.34
487 thin fleshed 487 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,315 —
507–520 517 8 250.00–257.50 $255.66 $1,322 +3.16
555–572 565 10 237.50–267.50 $257.05 $1,452 +25.94
578 thin fleshed 578 12 274.00 $274.00 $1,584 —
602–620 608 3 215.00–255.00 $241.40 $1,468 —
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 368 3 195.00–235.00 $221.43 $815 -4.60
400–440 414 4 175.00–225.00 $203.02 $841 -16.99
465–470 468 2 200.00–220.00 $210.05 $983 -21.00
665 665 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 +22.50
805 805 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 250.00 $250.00 $800 —
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 —
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 —
830 830 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1065 1006 85-90% 5 109.00–115.00 $111.76 $1,124 —
970–1080 1025 85-90% 2 92.00–102.50 $97.53 $1,000 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,754 —
1285–1720 1477 80-85% 6 125.00–137.00 $129.68 $1,915 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1715 1595 75-80% 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–2475 1723 7 135.00–155.00 $142.77 $2,460 —

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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.