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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 8

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 13▲ 60 vs year ago 138 · +43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%

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 $265.19/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −54.53 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$265.19

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.51

vs WV average

−39.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	267.82	1,466	23
Medium and Large 2	538	235.00	1,263	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

265.19

—

WV average2 barns · 97 hd

280.70

−15.51

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−39.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−54.53

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	1,515	172.93	2,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	134.36	1,703	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	125.00	1,644	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	117.69	1,229	11

Every lot

43 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	324.60/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,354	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	317.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,516	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	283.41/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,474	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	300.45/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,713	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	578	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,922	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	286.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,799	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	277.41/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,909	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,946	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	226.85/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,611	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	241.70/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,752	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	302.56/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,168	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	287.91/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,215	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	301.04/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,439	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	270.43/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,406	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	264.97/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,529	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,382	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	260.15/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,631	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	247.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,660	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	206.75/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,398	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	209.18/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,809	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	576	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,872	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	287.53/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,691	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	172.93/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	99.30/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,018	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	124.59/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,311	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	133.70/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,689	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,854	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,644	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 Mar 8, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 13Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	386	285.00–320.00	302.56
5	400–450	422	275.00–305.00	287.91
7	450–500	478	280.00–330.00	301.04
12	500–550	520	240.00–290.00	270.43
11	550–600	577	245.00–280.00	264.97
10	600–650	627	240.00–267.00	260.15
4	650–700	671	240.00–255.00	247.46
3	850–900	865	207.50–210.00	209.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	614	220.00–230.00	225.01
3	650–700	676	200.00–220.00	206.75
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	300.00–380.00	324.60
3	450–500	477	300.00–350.00	317.90
7	500–550	520	275.00–300.00	283.41
7	550–600	570	285.00–310.00	300.45
5	600–650	627	275.00–290.00	286.99
8	650–700	688	275.00–290.00	277.41
3	700–750	725	237.50–250.00	241.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	670	242.50	242.50
3	700–750	710	200.00–240.00	226.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	578	332.50	332.50
2	700–750	700	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	588	280.00–295.00	287.53
6	600–650	634	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	727	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	96.00–105.00	99.30
8	—	1,052	118.00–130.00	124.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	141.00	141.00
10	—	1,263	124.00–143.00	133.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	165.00–177.50	172.93

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.