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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Oct 26Nov 16Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 261▼ 10 vs year ago 99 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 92▼ 9 vs year ago 58 · −15.5%

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 $201.38/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −118.34 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$201.38

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.43

vs WV average

−63.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	218.32	1,190	3thin
Medium and Large 2	544	200.20	1,089	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.00	896	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $294 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 sale12 hd

201.38

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

228.80

−27.43

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−63.72

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−118.34

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	1,448	134.26	1,944	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	107.41	1,354	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	107.39	1,667	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	103.42	1,145	27

Every lot

48 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	279.87/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,086	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	245.08/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,532	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,509	1
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	642	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	757	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	232.63/cwt	215.00–242.50	872	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	237.45/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	202.25/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,068	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,174	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	196.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,122	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	189.22/cwt	170.00–210.00	611	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	263.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,158	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	244.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	208.03/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,005	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,125	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,295	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	134.26/cwt	113.00–148.00	1,944	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	89.60/cwt	80.00–97.00	976	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	108.26/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,205	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	95.24/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,197	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	111.97/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,413	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,278	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	113.18/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,807	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 Nov 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 261Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 92Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	170.00–210.00	189.22
5	450–500	483	195.00–225.00	208.03
2	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	215.02
2	600–650	628	202.50–210.00	206.21
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	440	260.00–270.00	263.26
2	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	244.82
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	528	180.00–215.00	202.25
3	550–600	570	190.00–210.00	196.78
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	267.50	267.50
3	250–300	291	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	257.50	257.50
5	350–400	375	215.00–242.50	232.63
3	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	481	232.50–240.00	237.45
2	500–550	540	215.00–220.00	217.48
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	195.00	195.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	388	260.00–300.00	279.87
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	239.74
2	600–650	625	235.00–255.00	245.08
1	1250–1300	1,255	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,113	99.00–116.00	108.26
7	—	1,089	80.00–97.00	89.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,597	107.00–119.00	113.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	85.00–103.00	95.24
8	—	1,262	104.00–118.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	113.00–148.00	134.26

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.