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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jun 22Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 34▲ 33 vs year ago 39 · +84.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 17▲ 41 vs year ago 37 · +110.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.17/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −98.55 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$221.17

8 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$11.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.39

vs WV average

−36.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	230.00	1,231	2thin
Medium and Large 2	509	218.23	1,111	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $120 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 sale8 hd

221.17

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

248.56

−27.39

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−36.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−98.55

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	1,659	147.08	2,441	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	130.39	1,775	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,753	127.69	2,239	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	119.59	1,253	32

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	270.10/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,296	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	247.47/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,406	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	214.21/cwt	202.50–217.50	501	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	228.84/cwt	225.00–230.00	863	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	223.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,049	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	218.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,111	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	207.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,308	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	655	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,106	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	128.12/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,640	6
Bulls	—	—	1,887	158.46/cwt	134.00–173.00	2,990	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	108.74/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,073	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	121.04/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,276	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	134.78/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,557	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,271	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	127.63/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,695	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	139.13/cwt	132.00–153.00	2,010	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,104	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	124.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,298	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 Jul 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 34Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 17Year ago 37

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	632	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	251.00	251.00
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	202.50–217.50	214.21
4	350–400	377	225.00–230.00	228.84
4	450–500	469	220.00–235.00	223.76
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	509	210.00–220.00	218.23
2	600–650	630	200.00–215.00	207.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	250.00–280.00	270.10
2	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
6	550–600	568	235.00–260.00	247.47
2	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	642	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,887	134.00–173.00	158.46
6	—	1,280	115.00–140.00	128.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,328	124.00–133.00	127.63
7	—	1,445	132.00–153.00	139.13
1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,845	120.00–131.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,054	110.00–131.00	121.04
2	—	1,155	132.50–137.00	134.78
6	—	987	100.00–112.50	108.74

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.