Weston Livestock Marketing market report — October 17, 2026

Weston, WV · Saturday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

195

Last week 48 (+147)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$387.58 /cwt

$2,099 per head · 19 hd
vs last week +0.44

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$315.03† /cwt

$2,473 per head · 2 hd
vs last week +5.03

Above average attendance today, lower head run by over 100. Few Hair Lambs up to $310 per hundred. Somewhat of a rally looking at Feeders, Steers saw a much higher demand this week especially on the lighter end of the run, six weights sold steady to $1.25 per cwt higher. Heifers also on a much stronger trend, especially high demand for lighter heifers but still higher in the five weights by $12 per cwt. Slaughter Cows; Breakers and Lean types sold mostly steady while average dressing Boning type down by $6.35 per cwt but demand up for higher dressing types; Bulls on a slight rally finishing out $4.45 per cwt higher than last week. Few Hogs, Slaughter Hogs $85 to $102.50 per hundred, Sows $45.00 to $54.00 per hundred. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.
USDA Market News reporter, October 17, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 17

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 10. Last year = sale of Oct 4. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	356 lb	$526.89	$1,875	+85.89	+95.90	$435.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	11	436 lb	$428.34	$1,868	+4.34	+16.27	$416.79 (6 hd)
500–599 lb	19	542 lb	$387.58	$2,099	+0.44	−20.14	$400.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	4	619 lb	$352.46†	$2,182	+1.24	+6.45	—
700–799 lb	2	785 lb	$315.03†	$2,473	+5.03	−18.97	—
900–999 lb	3	961 lb	$286.59†	$2,754	−3.29	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 17

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 10. Last year = sale of Oct 4. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	8	349 lb	$386.61	$1,349	+50.97	−1.10	$378.57 (8 hd)
400–499 lb	8	464 lb	$359.71	$1,668	+12.28	−19.26	$342.13 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	18	545 lb	$328.97	$1,794	+4.85	−25.39	$309.23 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	1	610 lb	$305.00†	$1,860	+21.47	—	$275.00 (2 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 17

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	1	1,245 lb	$147.00	$147.00–$147.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	18	1,295 lb	$120.98	$114.00–$132.50
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,293 lb	$110.49	$110.00–$111.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	3	1,443 lb	$135.55	$126.00–$149.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	1	1,600 lb	$115.00	$115.00–$115.00
Lean 85-90%	High	2	930 lb	$130.00	$130.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	8	1,138 lb	$106.11	$92.50–$120.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	4	1,076 lb	$87.22	$80.00–$90.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	2	1,023 lb	$48.29	$40.00–$55.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $387.58/cwt
4-week average: $389.57
13-week average: $389.30
4-week vs 13-week: +0.1%

52-wk low $360.00high $470.00

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $315.03/cwt
4-week average: $320.18
13-week average: $329.15
4-week vs 13-week: −2.7%

52-wk low $310.00high $380.00

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $328.97/cwt
4-week average: $327.79
13-week average: $330.48
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $301.41high $451.61

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Mar and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−4.5%	40%	5
Feb	+7.8%	80%	5
Mar	+9.6%	86%	7
Apr	+10.7%	100%	6
May	+1.5%	71%	7
Jun	+5.8%	80%	5
Jul	−0.5%	43%	7
Aug	−1.4%	29%	7
Sep	+0.4%	43%	7
Oct	−4.3%	14%	7
Nov	−11.9%	0%	6
Dec	−5.4%	17%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Sep and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	—	—	2
Feb	—	—	2
Mar	−4.7%	33%	3
Apr	+0.3%	50%	4
May	—	—	2
Jun	+5.5%	67%	3
Jul	—	—	1
Aug	+6.7%	100%	3
Sep	+6.6%	100%	4
Oct	−5.3%	20%	5
Nov	−13.3%	0%	3
Dec	−1.3%	25%	4

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Sat Oct 17	195	$387.58	$315.03†	$328.97
Sat Oct 10	316	$387.14	$310.00†	$324.12
Sat Oct 3	471	$396.86	$313.20	$319.23
Sat Sep 26	279	$386.70	$342.50†	$338.83
Sat Sep 5	66	$382.50	—	$318.92
Sat Aug 15	72	$395.00†	—	$340.82
Sat Jul 25	53	—	$365.00†	$342.45†
Sat Jul 18	52	$412.94	—	$355.58

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every West Virginia sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction, Buckhannon	13 mi	Oct 21	$371.73	—
Preston Farmers Market, Terra Alta	57 mi	Oct 23	$375.00†	$310.00†
Jackson County Regional Livestock Market, Ripley	69 mi	Oct 17	$394.97	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Saturday	October 17, 2026	195	18	AMS_1879

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV” (AMS_1879). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.