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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 30Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 204▼ 125 vs year ago 278 · −45.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.81/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −45.91 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$273.81

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$28.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.97

vs WV average

−42.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	285.87	1,556	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	256.94	1,468	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

273.81

—

WV average6 barns · 254 hd

287.78

−13.97

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−42.74

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−45.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	149.00	2,526	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	139.58	1,808	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	129.52	1,469	16

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,370	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,122	2thin

Every lot

65 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	372.47/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,386	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	363.48/cwt	275.00–397.50	1,523	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,699	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,929	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	319.92/cwt	319.00–332.50	2,198	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	688	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	324.14/cwt	322.50–325.00	914	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	318.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,044	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	319.80/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,193	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	262.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	986	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,119	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	317.27/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,329	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	320.32/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,512	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	280.22/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,454	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	293.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,696	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	256.17/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,493	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	184.98/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,818	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,478	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	367.04/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,351	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,674	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	271.42/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,566	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,645	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	212.92/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,550	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	202.82/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,771	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,610	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	128.10/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,453	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,908	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	138.05/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,804	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,526	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,196	2,197.28/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,197	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	2,600.41/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,445	2,121.54/head	1,875.00–2,350.00	2,122	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 Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 204Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–282.50	271.42
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	728	195.00–230.00	212.92
2	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	873	180.00–225.00	202.82
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	340.00–395.00	367.04
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	515	320.00–330.00	325.10
2	600–650	615	265.00–270.00	267.56
2	650–700	652	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	322.50–325.00	324.14
6	300–350	328	310.00–330.00	318.44
2	350–400	373	310.00–330.00	319.80
8	400–450	419	260.00–350.00	317.27
12	450–500	472	302.50–337.50	320.32
4	500–550	519	270.00–295.00	280.22
3	550–600	578	290.00–295.00	293.40
2	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	983	182.50–187.50	184.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	240.00–260.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	375	250.00–275.00	262.83
2	400–450	407	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	583	245.00–260.00	256.17
1	600–650	625	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	310.00–395.00	372.47
5	400–450	419	275.00–397.50	363.48
2	450–500	453	370.00–380.00	375.03
4	550–600	559	340.00–350.00	345.08
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
29	650–700	687	319.00–332.50	319.92
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	302.50	302.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,196	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,197.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	1,875.00–2,350.00	2,121.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	145.00–148.00	146.43
5	—	1,307	135.00–142.50	138.05
1	—	1,200	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	115.00–142.50	128.10
2	—	1,110	143.00–147.00	145.00
1	—	1,190	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	149.00	149.00

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.