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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 3

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 172▼ 29 vs year ago 102 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 33▼ 18 vs year ago 49 · −36.7%

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 $315.49/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −4.23 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$315.49

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$70.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.98

vs WV average

−13.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	320.17	1,745	14thin
Medium and Large 2	560	250.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.17/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

315.49

—

WV average4 barns · 62 hd

302.51

+12.98

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−13.85

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−4.23

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	1,725	170.15	2,935	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	156.68	2,110	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	149.00	2,339	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	141.60	1,504	15

Every lot

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,377	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	356.58/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,815	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	328.40/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,865	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	304.66/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,868	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,355	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	344.84/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,621	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	317.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,698	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	325.08/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,830	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	354.42/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,524	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,859	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,395	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	170.15/cwt	148.00–182.50	2,935	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	141.60/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,504	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	158.35/cwt	152.50–170.00	2,171	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,339	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 May 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 172Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	417	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	470	315.00–375.00	344.84
9	500–550	535	310.00–335.00	317.44
5	550–600	563	315.00–340.00	325.08
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	509	310.00–400.00	356.58
3	550–600	568	322.50–340.00	328.40
5	600–650	613	285.00–340.00	304.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	437	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	330.00–380.00	354.42
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	297.38
1	900–950	900	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	148.00–182.50	170.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	152.50–170.00	158.35
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,062	130.00–148.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	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.