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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 15

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Feb 8Feb 15Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 43▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −144.20 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$242.50

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.32

vs WV average

−96.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	242.50	1,382	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

242.50

—

WV average2 barns · 12 hd

272.82

−30.32

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−96.17

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−144.20

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	1,903	173.50	3,302	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	120.48	1,696	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	114.35	1,414	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	108.80	1,654	2thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	173.50/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	105.94/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,282	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	122.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,551	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,967	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	108.80/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,654	2

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 Feb 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 43Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	770	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	860	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	107.50–110.00	108.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	105.00–107.00	105.94
2	—	1,263	120.00–126.00	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	105.00–110.00	107.44
2	—	1,473	133.00–134.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	161.00–186.00	173.50

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.