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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 17

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← May 3May 17Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 73▲ 2 vs year ago 56 · +3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.12/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −96.58 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$290.12

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$58.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.38

vs WV average

−94.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	313.54	1,668	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	255.00	1,396	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.54/cwt here — about $272 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 sale5 hd

290.12

—

WV average3 barns · 27 hd

349.51

−59.38

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−94.48

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−96.58

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	1,620	185.24	3,001	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	157.50	2,725	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	155.38	1,904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	147.43	1,650	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	427.04/cwt	345.00–445.00	1,866	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	377.03/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,844	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	313.54/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,668	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	287	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,234	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,394	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	345.03/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,252	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,876	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	185.24/cwt	160.00–211.00	3,001	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	147.43/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,650	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	157.75/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,921	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,678	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,096	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,725	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 73Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	157.50–158.00	157.75
1	—	1,240	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,225	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	140.00–153.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,620	160.00–211.00	185.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	363	340.00–355.00	345.03
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	481	380.00–400.00	390.12
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	410	330.00–350.00	340.12
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
15	400–450	437	345.00–445.00	427.04
5	450–500	489	350.00–395.00	377.03
3	500–550	532	300.00–340.00	313.54
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

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.