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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 24

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Dec 6Jan 24Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 51▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%

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 $334.02/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +14.30 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$334.02

4 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−76.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	334.02	1,854	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

334.02

—

WV average1 barns · 4 hd

334.02

+0.00

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−76.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

+14.30

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	1,518	181.13	2,750	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	173.02	2,432	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	169.96	2,709	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	152.12	1,753	5thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	323.03/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,706	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	181.13/cwt	150.00–194.00	2,750	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,059	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	151.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,800	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	165.44/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,220	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	175.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,505	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,398	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	172.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,817	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 Jan 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 51Year ago 1

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	170.00–184.00	175.55
3	—	1,342	162.00–168.00	165.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	145.00–154.00	151.03
1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,160	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,632	170.00–177.00	172.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	150.00–194.00	181.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–345.00	323.03
2	550–600	582	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

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.