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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Nov 16Dec 14Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 89▲ 38 vs year ago 43 · +88.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 49▼ 9 vs year ago 51 · −17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 44 vs year ago 5 · +880.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −73.08 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$246.64

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs WV average

−33.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	250.34	1,337	9thin
Medium and Large 2	595	230.00	1,369	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale11 hd

246.64

—

WV average3 barns · 195 hd

249.67

−3.03

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−33.66

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−73.08

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	1,543	130.33	2,011	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	111.25	1,744	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	102.82	1,446	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	97.51	1,109	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,671	7

Every lot

41 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	409.21/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,498	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	329.50/cwt	270.00–412.50	1,404	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	292.34/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,555	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	340.38/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,967	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,740	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	281.84/cwt	255.00–290.00	939	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	289.02/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,075	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	274.74/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,135	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	259.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,217	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	247.58/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,290	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	246.19/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,563	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	304.45/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,455	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,483	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	130.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,011	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	88.65/cwt	80.00–100.00	992	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	105.27/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,214	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	82.09/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,051	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,556	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,655	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,129	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Dec 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 89Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 49Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	125.00–135.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	110.00–114.00	111.96
1	—	1,690	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,280	75.00–90.00	82.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	100.00–117.00	105.27
7	—	1,119	80.00–100.00	88.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	718	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	255.00–290.00	281.84
7	350–400	372	245.00–310.00	289.02
3	400–450	413	250.00–295.00	274.74
2	450–500	468	250.00–270.00	259.95
7	500–550	521	220.00–265.00	247.58
2	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	635	242.50–250.00	246.19
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	478	270.00–340.00	304.45
2	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	366	407.50–412.50	409.21
4	400–450	426	270.00–412.50	329.50
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	532	265.00–320.00	292.34
10	550–600	578	285.00–350.00	340.38
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	725	230.00–250.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.