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Weston Livestock Marketing Market Report

Weston, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 8, 2025

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.43/cwt ≈ $1,406/hd at 520 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.97/cwt ≈ $1,529/hd at 577 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.10/cwt ≈ $1,788/hd at 573 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 166 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 417 6 300.00–380.00 $324.60 $1,354 —
448 thin fleshed 448 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,792 —
465–495 477 3 300.00–350.00 $317.90 $1,516 —
500–545 520 7 275.00–300.00 $283.41 $1,474 —
550–590 570 7 285.00–310.00 $300.45 $1,713 —
578 thin fleshed 578 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,922 —
600–635 627 5 275.00–290.00 $286.99 $1,799 —
660–696 688 8 275.00–290.00 $277.41 $1,909 +34.41
700 thin fleshed 700 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,946 —
720–730 725 3 237.50–250.00 $241.70 $1,752 +1.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 260.00 $260.00 $988 —
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 —
595 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 -42.50
645 645 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 —
670 670 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,625 —
700–715 710 3 200.00–240.00 $226.85 $1,611 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
385–390 386 4 285.00–320.00 $302.56 $1,168 —
400–445 422 5 275.00–305.00 $287.91 $1,215 —
450–497 478 7 280.00–330.00 $301.04 $1,439 +68.54
505–542 520 12 240.00–290.00 $270.43 $1,406 —
570–585 577 11 245.00–280.00 $264.97 $1,529 —
605–637 627 10 240.00–267.00 $260.15 $1,631 —
667–675 671 4 240.00–255.00 $247.46 $1,660 —
855–870 865 3 207.50–210.00 $209.18 $1,809 -3.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 —
565 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 —
610–625 614 5 220.00–230.00 $225.01 $1,382 —
672–685 676 3 200.00–220.00 $206.75 $1,398 —
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,482 —
576 thin fleshed 576 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,872 —
585–590 588 2 280.00–295.00 $287.53 $1,691 —
634 634 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,902 —
727 727 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
550 550 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1315 1025 85-90% 3 96.00–105.00 $99.30 $1,018 —
820–1195 1052 85-90% 8 118.00–130.00 $124.59 $1,311 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1485 1263 80-85% 10 124.00–143.00 $133.70 $1,689 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,854 +33.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1850 1515 3 165.00–177.50 $172.93 $2,620 —

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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.