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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 22

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jun 1Jun 22Jul 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 85▼ 39 vs year ago 73 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 36 vs year ago 53 · −67.9%

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 $248.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −71.38 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$248.34

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

vs WV average

−18.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	251.39	1,410	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	230.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $122 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 sale7 hd

248.34

—

WV average3 barns · 27 hd

260.76

−12.43

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−18.88

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−71.38

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

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	1,970	182.00	3,585	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	142.28	1,862	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	138.78	2,151	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	126.55	1,465	4thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,805	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	249.67/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,416	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,634	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	224.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	182.00/cwt	167.50–200.00	3,585	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,120	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	129.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	138.37/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,760	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,187	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	138.78/cwt	134.50–143.00	2,151	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 Jun 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 85Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	490	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	567	242.50–267.50	249.67
2	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	825	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	617	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	220.00–230.00	224.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	953	117.50	117.50
3	—	1,226	125.00–135.00	129.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	131.00–142.00	138.37
1	—	1,420	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	134.50–143.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,970	167.50–200.00	182.00

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.