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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Nov 1Nov 15Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 98▼ 5 vs year ago 89 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 44▼ 23 vs year ago 49 · −46.9%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.72/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −30.00 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$289.72

12 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$35.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

vs WV average

−74.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	301.41	1,549	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	266.34	1,482	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.07/cwt here — about $67 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 sale12 hd

289.72

—

WV average4 barns · 69 hd

292.90

−3.18

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−74.24

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

−30.00

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	1,776	174.00	3,090	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	148.33	2,361	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	134.25	1,659	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	133.61	1,574	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	312.06/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,223	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,158	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,916	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	335.92/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,246	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	294.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,132	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	318.17/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,346	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	324.81/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,536	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	301.41/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,549	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	265.12/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,490	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
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	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	434.86/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,861	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	270.43/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,679	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,776	174.00/cwt	157.00–185.00	3,090	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	133.61/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	138.81/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,728	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	157.05/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,411	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	142.52/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,323	3

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 Nov 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 98Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 44Year ago 49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,245	133.00–147.00	138.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	135.00–151.00	142.52
2	—	1,535	156.00–158.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	123.00–143.00	133.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,776	157.00–185.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	434.86
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	621	245.00–282.50	270.43
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	280.00–300.00	294.11
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–285.00	265.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	371	315.00–345.00	335.92
2	400–450	423	305.00–330.00	318.17
4	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	324.81
8	500–550	514	280.00–315.00	301.41
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	392	265.00–335.00	312.06
2	400–450	433	265.00–270.00	267.49
2	700–750	723	265.00	265.00

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.