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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 95▼ 63 vs year ago 189 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −43.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$343.00

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.98

vs WV average

−14.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	343.00	1,895	13thin

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 sale13 hd

343.00

—

WV average4 barns · 132 hd

338.03

+4.98

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−14.16

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−43.70

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	1,603	163.49	2,621	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	138.13	1,873	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	135.90	2,149	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	122.65	1,375	5thin

Every lot

50 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	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	380.90/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,600	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	331.96/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,583	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	349.87/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,858	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	337.12/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,925	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	327.23/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,016	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	278.96/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,011	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	800	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	244.29/cwt	225.00–265.00	684	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	338.39/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,117	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	336.77/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,253	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	351.06/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,429	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	322.93/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,511	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	316.23/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,641	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	307.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,692	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,844	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	391.75/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,301	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	341.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,582	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,699	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,603	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	163.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,621	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	132.45/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,477	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	107.94/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,220	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	109.49/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	137.69/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,860	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	148.49/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,031	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	133.37/cwt	120.00–140.00	2,105	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,329	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 95Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	420	330.00–400.00	380.90
5	450–500	477	300.00–385.00	331.96
6	500–550	531	300.00–367.50	349.87
7	550–600	571	310.00–382.50	337.12
7	600–650	616	305.00–337.50	327.23
3	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
5	700–750	721	275.00–295.00	278.96
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	330.00–350.00	340.43
3	300–350	330	335.00–345.00	338.39
3	350–400	372	320.00–350.00	336.77
7	400–450	407	345.00–352.50	351.06
8	450–500	468	300.00–337.50	322.93
6	500–550	519	285.00–330.00	316.23
5	550–600	551	290.00–315.00	307.00
3	600–650	636	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	225.00–265.00	244.29
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	370.00–410.00	391.75
3	450–500	463	330.00–350.00	341.64
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	965	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	129.00–139.00	132.45
2	—	1,130	102.00–113.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,578	120.00–140.00	133.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,351	125.00–146.00	137.69
2	—	1,350	103.00–115.00	109.49
6	—	1,368	145.00–151.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	160.00–170.00	163.49

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.