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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 20

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 278▼ 53 vs year ago 201 · −26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 12 vs year ago 52 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −85.34 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$234.38

17 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs WV average

−30.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	237.46	1,296	14thin
Medium and Large 2	573	220.00	1,261	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $36 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 sale17 hd

234.38

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

−18.71

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−30.14

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−85.34

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	1,851	150.01	2,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	120.30	1,628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	114.54	1,799	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	106.84	1,213	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,977	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	302.28/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,315	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	313.89/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,526	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	272.66/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,565	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	268.03/cwt	265.00–280.00	890	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	828	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	260.75/cwt	230.00–280.00	975	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	423	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	248.90/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,053	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	241.65/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,165	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,102	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	238.82/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,271	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,342	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	831	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	311.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,164	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	200.11/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,175	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	193.32/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,286	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,851	150.01/cwt	138.00–169.00	2,777	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	96.47/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,038	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	114.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,346	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	116.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,551	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	125.16/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,722	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,799	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,801.78/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	2,152.87/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,153	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 278Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	265.00–280.00	268.03
5	350–400	374	230.00–280.00	260.75
3	400–450	423	235.00–270.00	248.90
9	450–500	482	230.00–265.00	241.65
9	500–550	532	230.00–247.50	238.82
5	550–600	571	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	220.00–240.00	230.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	490	220.00–230.00	224.95
3	550–600	573	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–210.00	205.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	602	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	435	280.00–312.50	302.28
4	450–500	486	302.50–325.00	313.89
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	574	245.00–290.00	272.66
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	587	180.00–220.00	200.11
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	665	165.00–210.00	193.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	302	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	374	300.00–330.00	311.17
3	400–450	418	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	458	290.00–300.00	295.08
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	580	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	110.00–121.00	116.25
5	—	1,376	123.00–127.50	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	88.00–104.00	96.47
7	—	1,178	110.00–120.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	110.00–118.00	114.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,851	138.00–169.00	150.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,801.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,152.87

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.