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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 189▲ 57 vs year ago 147 · +38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 31 · −16.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.32/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −75.38 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$311.32

56 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$92.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs WV average

+1.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	314.62	1,779	54
Medium and Large 2	535	222.34	1,190	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.28/cwt here — about $590 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

311.32

—

WV average5 barns · 142 hd

305.74

+5.58

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.06

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−75.38

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $396.86, low $354.66, median $386.70 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	1,723	142.77	2,460	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,473	128.44	1,892	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	121.00	1,930	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	107.69	1,089	7thin

Every lot

44 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	341.14/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,313	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	270.34/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,184	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	292.59/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,366	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	306.88/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,630	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	222.34/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,190	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	322.88/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,844	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	320.56/cwt	290.00–327.50	2,013	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	222.71/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,421	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	256.24/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,694	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	761	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	221.43/cwt	195.00–235.00	815	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	203.02/cwt	175.00–225.00	841	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	210.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	983	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	247.16/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,162	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	255.66/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,322	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	257.05/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,452	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	578	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,584	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	241.40/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,468	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	142.77/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,460	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	111.76/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,124	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	97.53/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,000	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	129.68/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,915	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,930	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 189Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
23	600–650	628	290.00–327.50	320.56
2	700–750	717	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	535	205.00–240.00	222.34
2	600–650	638	205.00–240.00	222.71
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	385	280.00–370.00	341.14
2	400–450	438	250.00–290.00	270.34
8	450–500	467	250.00–340.00	292.59
15	500–550	531	250.00–320.00	306.88
23	550–600	571	295.00–332.50	322.88
4	650–700	661	250.00–275.00	256.24
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	470	230.00–267.50	247.16
8	500–550	517	250.00–257.50	255.66
10	550–600	565	237.50–267.50	257.05
3	600–650	608	215.00–255.00	241.40
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	195.00–235.00	221.43
4	400–450	414	175.00–225.00	203.02
2	450–500	468	200.00–220.00	210.05
2	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	578	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	830	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	109.00–115.00	111.76
2	—	1,025	92.00–102.50	97.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	125.00–137.00	129.68
1	—	1,450	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,723	135.00–155.00	142.77

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.