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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 23

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 138▲ 63 vs year ago 126 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $228.04/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −91.68 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$228.04

30 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.96

vs WV average

−49.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	238.24	1,340	12thin
Medium and Large 2	552	221.24	1,220	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

228.04

—

WV average4 barns · 113 hd

244.00

−15.96

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−49.18

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−91.68

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	1,469	122.51	1,800	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	124.53	1,705	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	115.35	1,788	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	105.67	1,157	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$2,174	4thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	253.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	297.89/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,290	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	299.81/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,430	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,678	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,897	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	282.62/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,749	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	631	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,861	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	226.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	866	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	220.01/cwt	210.00–230.00	933	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	243.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,059	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	231.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,070	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,269	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	215.24/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,124	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	252.50/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,376	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	231.11/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,320	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	227.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,320	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	189.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,193	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,260	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	216.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,220	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	122.51/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,800	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.50	990	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	109.72/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,215	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	124.15/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,691	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,891	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	115.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	867	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	2,186.40/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 138Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
5	350–400	383	220.00–230.00	226.03
8	400–450	424	210.00–230.00	220.01
8	450–500	463	220.00–235.00	231.05
9	500–550	522	190.00–235.00	215.24
9	550–600	581	225.00–227.50	227.24
3	600–650	628	185.00–200.00	189.97
2	650–700	672	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	434	240.00–245.00	243.99
5	450–500	493	257.50	257.50
4	500–550	545	230.00–260.00	252.50
8	550–600	571	227.50–237.50	231.11
1	800–850	830	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
8	550–600	563	210.00–230.00	216.78
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	366	250.00–260.00	253.67
4	400–450	433	275.00–305.00	297.89
8	450–500	477	285.00–315.00	299.81
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	619	250.00–292.50	282.62
2	650–700	652	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	501	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	562	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	631	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	867	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	117.00–130.00	124.15
3	—	1,418	130.00–135.00	133.34
1	—	1,260	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	110.00–119.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	90.00–97.50	93.51
12	—	1,107	101.00–120.00	109.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	110.00–141.00	122.51

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.