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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 141▲ 44 vs year ago 180 · +24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 54▲ 60 vs year ago 33 · +181.8%

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.29/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −101.42 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$218.29

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs WV average

−26.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	224.64	1,244	15thin
Medium and Large 2	544	204.69	1,114	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $130 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 sale22 hd

218.29

—

WV average4 barns · 105 hd

233.39

−15.09

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−26.12

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−101.42

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	1,709	159.88	2,732	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	140.47	1,870	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	136.19	2,092	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	127.30	1,404	47

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	295.31/cwt	275.00–315.00	945	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	299.87/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,134	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	262.46/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,097	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	223.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,050	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	242.81/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,277	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	242.52/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,382	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	247.42/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,529	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,285	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	239.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,629	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	199.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,360	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	233.01/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,722	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	235.66/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,843	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,889	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,925	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	688	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	268.18/cwt	255.00–272.50	877	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	270.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	997	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	215.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	228.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,000	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	204.89/cwt	195.00–210.00	955	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	234.51/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,137	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	221.30/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,126	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	200.68/cwt	160.00–217.50	1,042	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	225.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,287	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	210.03/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,214	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	228.61/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,417	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	204.33/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,275	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	175.05/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,206	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,489	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,299	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	304.17/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,019	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	286.45/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,051	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	262.14/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,056	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,134	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,080	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,131	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,709	159.88/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,732	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	115.75/cwt	91.00–122.50	1,196	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	152.23/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,690	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	131.62/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,516	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	151.57/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,970	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	137.14/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,839	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	2,068	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	1

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 Aug 24, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 141Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 54Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	320	275.00–315.00	295.31
3	350–400	378	292.50–307.50	299.87
5	400–450	418	250.00–267.50	262.46
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	526	232.50–260.00	242.81
5	550–600	570	237.50–260.00	242.52
9	600–650	618	230.00–255.00	247.42
10	650–700	680	230.00–250.00	239.60
4	700–750	739	231.00–237.50	233.01
3	750–800	782	233.00–237.00	235.66
6	800–850	834	220.00–230.00	226.50
2	850–900	865	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	360	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	223.37
2	550–600	575	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–215.00	207.32
2	650–700	680	190.00–210.00	199.93
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	260.00	260.00
7	300–350	327	255.00–272.50	268.18
6	350–400	369	260.00–275.00	270.09
3	400–450	438	225.00–235.00	228.27
9	450–500	485	227.50–245.00	234.51
4	500–550	509	217.50–225.00	221.30
11	550–600	570	220.00–230.00	225.86
12	600–650	620	220.00–243.00	228.61
4	700–750	741	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	220.00–230.00	223.41
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
6	400–450	422	210.00–220.00	215.85
5	450–500	466	195.00–210.00	204.89
4	500–550	519	160.00–217.50	200.68
3	550–600	578	207.50–215.00	210.03
4	600–650	624	202.50–210.00	204.33
4	650–700	689	150.00–200.00	175.05
2	800–850	812	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	292.50–327.50	304.17
3	350–400	367	270.00–315.00	286.45
7	400–450	403	245.00–280.00	262.14
2	450–500	473	230.00–250.00	239.74
2	600–650	637	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	488	220.00–222.50	221.24
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
3	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	865	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,152	123.00–145.00	131.62
4	—	1,110	145.00–157.50	152.23
18	—	1,033	91.00–122.50	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,533	132.50–137.00	134.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	146.00–159.00	151.57
10	—	1,341	130.00–149.00	137.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,709	140.00–170.00	159.88

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.