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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 75▲ 15 vs year ago 87 · +17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 10 vs year ago 59 · −16.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 1 vs year ago 17 · −5.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow 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 $235.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −84.72 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$235.00

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$46.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs WV average

−33.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	246.67	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $346 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 sale4 hd

235.00

—

WV average4 barns · 38 hd

241.03

−6.03

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−33.38

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−84.72

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	1,583	144.29	2,284	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	115.01	1,501	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	114.00	1,972	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	107.86	1,165	25

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)	1,313	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	286.09/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,047	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,197	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,086	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	269.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,255	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,423	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	990	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	253.04/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,291	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,445	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	144.29/cwt	120.00–155.00	2,284	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	97.09/cwt	90.00–103.00	980	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	110.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,218	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,375	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,485	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,610	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,972	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,950.27/head	1,885.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 75Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 46Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 17

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	366	260.00–300.00	286.09
2	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	285.06
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	485	290.00–295.00	293.30
3	500–550	510	230.00–280.00	253.04
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	602	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	190.00–200.00	194.98
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	695	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	265.00–270.00	267.48
3	450–500	465	265.00–280.00	269.89
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	563	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	118.00–120.00	118.98
13	—	1,298	110.00–118.00	114.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	90.00–103.00	97.09
1	—	1,175	117.00	117.00
18	—	1,098	106.00–115.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	120.00–155.00	144.29

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,885.00–2,000.00	1,950.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.