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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 9

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 102▲ 92 vs year ago 46 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 37 · −5.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 24.00/cwt feeder steer deleted

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.62/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −65.10 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$254.62

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs WV average

−17.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	255.56	1,410	21
Medium and Large 2	530	235.00	1,246	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

254.62

—

WV average2 barns · 101 hd

260.70

−6.08

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−17.29

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−65.10

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	1,435	119.24	1,711	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	113.41	1,548	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	102.76	1,204	12

Every lot

38 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,150	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	306.51/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,726	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	259.77/cwt	225.00–272.50	1,585	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,709	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	264.92/cwt	255.00–280.00	848	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	250.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	938	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	254.11/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,088	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	252.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,240	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	256.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,369	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	254.18/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,454	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	300.89/cwt	270.00–320.00	788	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	297.25/cwt	270.00–310.00	996	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	234.66/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,216	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,711	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	119.24/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,711	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	88.66/cwt	85.00–93.00	956	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	107.46/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,293	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	110.55/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,495	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	119.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,658	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 102Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 37

Correction: 24.00/cwt feeder steer deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	105.00–130.00	119.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,352	107.50–114.00	110.55
5	—	1,392	116.00–125.00	119.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	99.00–112.00	107.46
3	—	1,078	85.00–93.00	88.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	270.00–320.00	300.89
3	300–350	335	270.00–310.00	297.25
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	518	225.00–245.00	234.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	255.00–280.00	264.92
7	350–400	375	245.00–260.00	250.00
7	400–450	428	240.00–260.00	254.11
5	450–500	492	240.00–255.00	252.01
11	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	256.81
10	550–600	572	252.50–270.00	254.18
3	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	365	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	563	305.00–307.00	306.51
7	600–650	610	225.00–272.50	259.77
3	650–700	651	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	535	210.00–220.00	214.95
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	752	227.50	227.50

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.