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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 2

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 13▼ 100 vs year ago 202 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 21 · +9.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −67.57 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$252.15

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.58

vs WV average

−16.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	252.15	1,420	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

252.15

—

WV average2 barns · 40 hd

244.57

+7.58

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−16.73

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−67.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $323.44, low $312.52, median $319.72 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,380	123.18	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	112.77	1,526	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	108.63	1,595	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	98.12	1,151	4thin

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	298.92/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,241	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	293.74/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,351	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,703	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	279.87/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,637	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	259.66/cwt	220.00–275.00	997	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,100	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	875	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	264.70/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,226	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	227.44/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,092	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	252.15/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,420	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	272.94/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,406	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	244.75/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,493	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	123.18/cwt	107.00–137.50	1,700	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	99.83/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,171	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,093	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,158	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	125.11/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,670	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,329	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	111.55/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,551	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	110.96/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,651	5

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Sat Mar 2, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 13Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	195.00–200.00	196.65
9	450–500	480	222.50–235.00	227.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	384	220.00–275.00	259.66
2	400–450	415	260.00–270.00	264.94
9	450–500	463	245.00–270.00	264.70
16	550–600	563	225.00–262.00	252.15
2	600–650	635	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–290.00	272.94
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	610	230.00–260.00	244.75
1	850–900	890	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	415	270.00–315.00	298.92
5	450–500	460	260.00–315.00	293.74
2	550–600	585	265.00–295.00	279.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	93.00–110.00	99.83
1	—	1,175	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	102.00–119.00	111.55
2	—	1,335	122.00–128.00	125.11
1	—	1,245	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	100.00–115.00	110.96
1	—	1,370	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	107.00–137.50	123.18

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.