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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 10, 2024

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.15/cwt -10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 426 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $324.32/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 161 137
Feeder cattle 141 121 67
Slaughter cattle 54 40 70
Replacement cattle 9 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Correction to Replacement Cattle***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 260.00 $260.00 $975 —
400–425 423 10 270.00–330.00 $324.32 $1,372 +9.32
480–485 483 2 250.00–290.00 $270.10 $1,305 -19.90
500–535 518 2 260.00–270.00 $264.83 $1,372 -16.48
627 627 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,693 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 210.00–240.00 $225.22 $754 —
427–435 430 3 200.00–240.00 $213.50 $918 -1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 230.00 $230.00 $678 —
387 387 4 245.00 $245.00 $948 -25.00
418–433 426 12 220.00–270.00 $241.15 $1,027 -10.13
475 475 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 -17.57
525 525 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 -7.43
630 630 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 220.00 $220.00 $561 —
345 345 2 200.00 $200.00 $690 ±0.00
496 496 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,128 +22.50
500–530 510 3 200.00–205.00 $201.73 $1,029 —
570–585 575 3 185.00–215.00 $195.17 $1,122 -9.83
623 623 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,308 —
660 660 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 290.00 $290.00 $812 +15.00
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 —
355–390 384 8 250.00–270.00 $267.69 $1,028 -7.31
425 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 -39.88
470–492 481 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,395 +25.00
525 525 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 -20.00
595 595 2 265.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,592 —
640–645 641 4 200.00–230.00 $222.46 $1,426 —
685–690 688 3 170.00–205.00 $181.61 $1,249 -38.39
870 870 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1205 933 85-90% 3 114.00–122.50 $118.60 $1,107 —
1030–1270 1142 85-90% 6 145.00–147.50 $146.08 $1,668 —
1045–1315 1181 85-90% 7 126.00–144.00 $133.84 $1,581 +1.50
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1320 1272 80-85% 3 140.00–146.00 $142.58 $1,814 —
1220–1435 1333 80-85% 4 148.00–151.00 $149.49 $1,993 +5.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,414 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2415 1619 15 141.00–175.00 $158.10 $2,560 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1270 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,925.00–2,250.00 $2,089.99 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1345 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,175.00 $2,083.59 —

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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.