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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Sep 13Oct 4Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 302▲ 28 vs year ago 231 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 47▼ 24 vs year ago 76 · −31.6%

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 $339.79/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$339.79

19 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$69.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.93

vs WV average

−29.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	354.35	1,934	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	285.15	1,558	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $375 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 sale19 hd

339.79

—

WV average7 barns · 406 hd

331.86

+7.93

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−29.12

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

+20.07

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	1,755	172.54	3,028	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	147.50	2,275	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	145.17	1,923	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	133.01	1,419	16

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,153	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	436.59/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,432	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,649	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	427.59/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,817	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	407.63/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,920	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	426.42/cwt	375.00–442.50	2,200	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,086	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,158	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,284	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,563	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	378.94/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	420.57/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,161	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	393.37/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,326	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	386.16/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,487	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	339.40/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,307	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	379.42/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,639	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	340.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,808	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	282.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,485	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,003	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	336.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,870	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,633	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	713	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	437.56/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,706	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	384.44/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,661	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	409.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,881	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	383.65/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,987	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	347.59/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,933	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	337.05/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,093	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,960	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	289.03/cwt	220.00–325.00	2,095	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,920	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	172.54/cwt	160.00–183.00	3,028	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	111.95/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,089	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	133.86/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,452	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	154.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,657	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	144.37/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,927	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,708	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 Oct 4, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 302Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 47Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	390	430.00–440.00	437.56
4	400–450	432	360.00–410.00	384.44
4	450–500	459	400.00–420.00	409.86
8	500–550	518	365.00–395.00	383.65
4	550–600	556	335.00–360.00	347.59
12	600–650	621	305.00–350.00	337.05
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	725	220.00–325.00	289.03
2	800–850	817	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	659	295.00–300.00	297.47
2	700–750	727	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	440.00	440.00
5	300–350	328	405.00–455.00	436.59
3	350–400	391	420.00–425.00	421.66
2	400–450	425	425.00–430.00	427.59
7	450–500	471	390.00–425.00	407.63
12	500–550	516	375.00–442.50	426.42
5	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	362.83
3	600–650	605	355.00–360.00	356.69
2	650–700	692	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	722	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	773	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	582	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	390.00–430.00	420.57
3	300–350	337	390.00–395.00	393.37
11	350–400	385	375.00–400.00	386.16
13	400–450	432	350.00–405.00	379.42
4	450–500	479	375.00–380.00	377.49
7	500–550	534	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	556	335.00–340.00	336.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	360.00–395.00	378.94
6	350–400	385	310.00–380.00	339.40
2	400–450	440	330.00–350.00	340.11
2	500–550	525	275.00–290.00	282.79
2	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	287.51
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	111.00–113.00	111.95
1	—	1,015	164.00	164.00
13	—	1,085	120.00–148.00	133.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,360	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	148.00–158.00	154.40
1	—	1,305	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,335	130.00–150.00	144.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,755	160.00–183.00	172.54

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.