Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2024-06-01

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 1
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 23▲ 62 vs year ago 23 · +269.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 21 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 $218.53/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −101.19 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.
Average price
$218.53
5 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.60
vs WV average
−49.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2555218.531,2125thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
218.53
—
WV average3 barns · 13 hd
225.13
−6.60
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−49.09
This barn, trailing median5 sales
319.72
−101.19
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
337324311299median 319.7209/2610/0310/1010/1710/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,288162.412,0924thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518134.502,0412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,425131.001,8671thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,140124.621,4213thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$1,9833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,8372thin

Every lot

38 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375280.27/cwt260.00–300.001,0513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573279.59/cwt270.00–300.001,6023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687256.70/cwt250.00–260.001,7643
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561217.54/cwt212.50–222.501,2204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627198.84/cwt180.00–222.501,2476
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1924202.15/cwt190.00–210.001,8685
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608235.14/cwt230.00–245.001,4303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668193.82/cwt190.00–197.501,2952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405197.50/cwt197.50–197.508001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,288162.41/cwt146.00–177.502,0924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140124.62/cwt120.00–131.001,4213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,9781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0601,786.91/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0952,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2601,836.90/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8372

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.