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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 21, 2024

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.37/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 474 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $257.95/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 480 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.00/cwt +13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 528 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 317 344
Feeder cattle 332 224 247
Slaughter cattle 91 93 97
Replacement cattle 26 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 240.00–250.00 $244.86 $656 -35.14
307–347 327 11 260.00–330.00 $303.49 $992 +8.18
360–393 385 14 275.00–312.50 $285.44 $1,099 -14.43
400–435 422 4 245.00–260.00 $253.77 $1,071 -8.69
457–494 480 16 240.00–266.00 $257.95 $1,238 +7.95
500–545 528 16 230.00–270.00 $256.00 $1,352 +13.19
550–585 569 8 222.50–250.00 $232.02 $1,320 -10.50
600–645 634 7 230.00–270.00 $253.10 $1,605 +5.68
820 820 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,599 -31.50
965–987 980 3 175.00–187.50 $183.40 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 4 215.00–245.00 $227.93 $866 -9.57
405–425 415 2 220.00–225.00 $222.56 $924 +22.56
460–485 473 2 210.00–220.00 $214.87 $1,016 -8.50
505–525 515 2 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $1,158 —
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 +10.00
605 605 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,240 -2.32
650–690 673 3 200.00–220.00 $209.85 $1,412 +9.92
785 785 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 240.00–260.00 $250.09 $733 -9.91
300–346 320 10 225.00–250.00 $238.21 $762 -29.97
353–397 377 15 215.00–257.50 $237.83 $897 -32.26
415–445 434 9 220.00–240.00 $226.18 $982 -2.09
450–490 474 16 215.00–230.00 $224.37 $1,064 -10.14
512–517 514 10 215.00–225.00 $219.00 $1,126 -2.30
550–565 555 3 215.00–217.50 $215.85 $1,198 -10.01
732 732 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,336 -18.50
763 763 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
300–345 329 4 200.00–215.00 $206.05 $678 -17.36
355–395 382 8 160.00–215.00 $195.60 $747 -29.40
402–425 414 7 195.00–215.00 $204.31 $846 -11.54
460–495 474 5 180.00–215.00 $201.03 $953 -3.86
522–545 536 6 202.50–205.00 $203.31 $1,090 +2.63
550–580 565 2 210.00–212.50 $211.28 $1,194 +1.25
640–642 641 3 172.50–185.00 $176.66 $1,132 -27.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 305.00 $305.00 $894 —
320–345 328 3 275.00–295.00 $287.99 $945 -16.18
350–385 377 6 265.00–282.50 $277.58 $1,046 -8.87
405–445 421 6 220.00–250.00 $230.06 $969 -32.08
455–481 467 9 220.00–257.50 $246.40 $1,151 +6.66
511–535 517 4 217.50–230.00 $220.73 $1,141 —
560–575 565 3 222.50–230.00 $227.46 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 225.00 $225.00 $506 —
365 365 1 235.00 $235.00 $858 —
425 425 1 220.00 $220.00 $935 -20.00
515 515 2 185.00–210.00 $197.50 $1,017 -22.50
690 690 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1335 1098 85-90% 12 85.00–107.00 $98.92 $1,086 —
1000–1210 1130 85-90% 18 106.00–118.00 $110.62 $1,250 -41.61
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1265 1248 80-85% 3 96.00–107.00 $100.99 $1,260 —
1140–1540 1316 80-85% 16 109.00–125.00 $118.63 $1,561 -32.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1595 1504 75-80% 4 110.00–123.00 $117.75 $1,771 -17.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–2130 1731 10 106.00–167.50 $142.57 $2,468 -17.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240–1445 1322 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,650.00–2,050.00 $1,866.28

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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.