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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

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

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 198▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 28▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.10/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −48.62 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$271.10

12 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$46.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs WV average

−43.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	278.82	1,520	10thin
Medium and Large 2	590	232.52	1,372	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.29/cwt here — about $148 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 sale12 hd

271.10

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

271.17

−0.07

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−43.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−48.62

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	1,584	155.22	2,459	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	137.64	1,778	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	131.16	1,931	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	111.94	1,184	15

Every lot

46 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	387.71/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,291	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	371.87/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,376	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	354.72/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,497	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	354.38/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,705	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	325.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,999	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,929	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	284.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	835	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	297.21/cwt	260.00–335.00	975	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	297.17/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,141	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	318.69/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,338	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	292.53/cwt	255.00–330.00	1,401	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.63/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,507	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,372	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	261.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,635	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	337.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,435	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	321.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,670	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	155.22/cwt	130.00–165.00	2,459	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	95.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	955	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	122.90/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,347	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	138.05/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,766	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	152.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,979	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	112.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,539	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,884	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,217	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,540	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	107.00–118.00	112.51
13	—	1,279	130.00–149.00	138.05
3	—	1,297	150.00–157.00	152.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	1,540	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,435	129.00–135.00	131.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	117.50–130.00	122.90
6	—	1,000	82.50–105.00	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,584	130.00–165.00	155.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	590	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	275.00–295.00	284.91
2	300–350	328	260.00–335.00	297.21
4	350–400	384	260.00–320.00	297.17
7	400–450	420	280.00–337.50	318.69
5	450–500	479	255.00–330.00	292.53
5	500–550	527	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	563	255.00–285.00	267.63
7	600–650	626	255.00–265.00	261.15
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	757	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	360.00–400.00	387.71
3	350–400	370	355.00–400.00	371.87
3	400–450	422	340.00–365.00	354.72
4	450–500	481	330.00–395.00	354.38
2	500–550	538	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	677	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	750	235.00–255.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	615	320.00–326.00	325.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–345.00	337.76
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	321.08
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

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.