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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 102▼ 7 vs year ago 63 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 49▼ 12 vs year ago 46 · −26.1%

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 $238.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −81.39 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$238.33

6 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.62

vs WV average

−31.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	242.00	1,306	5thin
Medium and Large 2	580	220.00	1,276	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $30 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 sale6 hd

238.33

—

WV average2 barns · 19 hd

251.95

−13.62

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−31.67

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−81.39

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	1,565	158.03	2,473	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	131.80	1,698	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	129.08	1,908	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	114.69	1,260	8thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	991	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,345	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	279.92/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,380	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,594	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	922	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	225.01/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,465	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	280.09/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,179	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	274.04/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,422	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	158.03/cwt	139.00–176.00	2,473	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,135	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	118.31/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,301	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	142.50/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,835	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,611	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	132.74/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,949	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	126.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,881	3

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 102Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,565	139.00–176.00	158.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	120.00–130.00	125.11
5	—	1,288	137.50–154.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	124.00–129.00	126.64
2	—	1,468	132.50–133.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	111.00–125.00	118.31
2	—	1,093	100.00–107.50	103.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	365	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	651	215.00–230.00	225.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	618	200.00–205.00	203.29
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	441	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	493	265.00–295.00	279.92
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	413	235.00–245.00	239.91
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	421	270.00–290.00	280.09
4	500–550	519	240.00–285.00	274.04
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

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.