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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 21Oct 5Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 332▼ 16 vs year ago 247 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 91▼ 21 vs year ago 97 · −21.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.19/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.51 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$272.19

18 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.54

vs WV average

−14.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	274.97	1,547	17thin
Medium and Large 2	595	225.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

272.19

—

WV average5 barns · 401 hd

259.65

+12.54

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−14.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−114.51

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $396.86, low $354.66, median $386.70 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	1,624	142.51	2,314	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	121.38	1,963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	119.25	1,602	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	105.99	1,187	22

Every lot

58 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	291.67/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,000	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	238.28/cwt	220.00–255.00	901	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	294.23/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,142	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	298.27/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,303	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	313.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,472	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	282.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,522	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	272.71/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,554	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,434	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	236.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,498	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	233.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,694	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,666	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,833	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	223.35/cwt	222.50–225.00	710	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	231.09/cwt	225.00–245.00	850	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	235.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,004	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	188.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	816	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	190.22/cwt	180.00–200.00	875	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	224.29/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,070	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,138	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	207.00/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,066	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	178.91/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,116	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	191.69/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,269	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	177.52/cwt	150.00–202.50	1,291	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	176.07/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,438	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	277.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,180	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	277.03/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,335	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	291.95/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,509	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	247.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	195.34/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,133	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,217	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	142.51/cwt	120.00–160.00	2,314	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	110.39/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,232	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,378	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	94.76/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,070	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,644	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	118.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,589	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,799	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,132	3

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 Oct 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 332Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 91Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	220.00–255.00	238.28
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	228.30
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	833	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	270.00–315.00	291.67
6	350–400	388	285.00–302.50	294.23
4	400–450	437	260.00–310.00	298.27
5	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	313.15
4	500–550	539	270.00–300.00	282.30
13	550–600	570	250.00–300.00	272.71
8	600–650	634	230.00–240.00	236.27
5	650–700	676	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	724	220.00–240.00	233.94
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	940	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	433	185.00–190.00	188.44
2	450–500	460	180.00–200.00	190.22
5	500–550	515	175.00–220.00	207.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	624	150.00–195.00	178.91
3	650–700	662	180.00–200.00	191.69
3	700–750	727	150.00–202.50	177.52
1	750–800	755	150.00	150.00
4	800–850	817	173.00–185.00	176.07
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	222.50–225.00	223.35
5	350–400	368	225.00–245.00	231.09
9	400–450	426	230.00–240.00	235.70
8	450–500	477	220.00–227.50	224.29
5	500–550	514	220.00–222.50	221.48
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	180.00–210.00	195.34
2	650–700	658	180.00–190.00	185.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	275.00–280.00	277.59
4	450–500	482	255.00–300.00	277.03
5	500–550	517	260.00–300.00	291.95
4	550–600	579	240.00–260.00	247.47
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,116	106.00–117.00	110.39
7	—	1,129	84.00–104.00	94.76
1	—	1,120	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	122.00–125.00	123.75
3	—	1,512	116.00–121.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,345	114.00–123.00	118.13
3	—	1,337	122.00–124.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,624	120.00–160.00	142.51

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.