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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 4, 2024

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 145 163
Feeder cattle 102 75 87
Slaughter cattle 49 46 59
Replacement cattle 16 24 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 -42.60
350–380 366 5 260.00–300.00 $286.09 $1,047 -13.91
415–425 420 2 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $1,197 -14.94
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 —
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —
780 780 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 406 4 265.00–270.00 $267.48 $1,086 -2.28
440 thin fleshed 440 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 —
455–485 465 3 265.00–280.00 $269.89 $1,255 -0.94
535 535 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 -11.36
555–570 563 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,379 -5.00
655 655 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,326 —
770 770 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,502 —
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 230.00 $230.00 $656 —
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 ±0.00
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
695 695 5 192.50 $192.50 $1,338 -8.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,386 +35.00
480–495 485 3 290.00–295.00 $293.30 $1,423 +13.30
500–525 510 3 230.00–280.00 $253.04 $1,291 -4.46
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —
602 602 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,445 -15.00
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 2 190.00–200.00 $194.98 $990 -12.52
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 -12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1145 1009 85-90% 6 90.00–103.00 $97.09 $980 +1.79
955–1385 1098 85-90% 18 106.00–115.00 $110.94 $1,218 +2.98
1175 1175 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,375 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1480 1298 80-85% 13 110.00–118.00 $114.40 $1,485 —
1320–1385 1353 80-85% 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $1,610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 75-80% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1920 1583 4 120.00–155.00 $144.29 $2,284 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1120–1470 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,885.00–2,000.00 $1,950.27 -199.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 +100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.