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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 72▲ 69 vs year ago 52 · +132.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 78▲ 12 vs year ago 28 · +42.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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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 $235.20/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −84.52 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$235.20

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$40.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.96

vs WV average

−29.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	245.26	1,357	9thin
Medium and Large 2	588	205.00	1,205	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.26/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

235.20

—

WV average5 barns · 55 hd

245.15

−9.96

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−29.43

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−84.52

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	1,808	163.37	2,954	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	142.84	1,868	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	120.15	1,344	15

Every lot

37 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,411	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	281.31/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,468	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	259.51/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,539	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	751	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	251.28/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,108	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,255	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	237.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,235	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,393	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,205	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	982	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,217	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	163.37/cwt	150.00–182.50	2,954	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,445	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	108.90/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,178	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	132.34/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,558	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,703	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	143.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,881	12

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 72Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 78Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	425	215.00–220.00	217.59
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	588	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	230.00–250.00	239.79
4	350–400	383	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	441	245.00–265.00	251.28
2	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.57
2	500–550	520	230.00–245.00	237.43
7	550–600	563	247.50	247.50
4	650–700	652	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	357	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	289.88
2	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	522	265.00–287.50	281.31
8	550–600	593	220.00–272.50	259.51
2	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	652	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	120.00–137.00	132.34
1	—	1,055	137.00	137.00
8	—	1,082	104.00–114.00	108.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	131.00	131.00
12	—	1,308	139.00–149.00	143.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,808	150.00–182.50	163.37

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.