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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 14

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jan 24Feb 14Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 12▲ 25 vs year ago 13 · +192.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 17 · +88.2%

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 $428.71/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +108.99 against this barn's trailing median of $319.72.

Average price

$428.71

4 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$91.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.68

vs WV average

+4.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	451.61	2,353	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	360.00	1,836	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.61/cwt here — about $517 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 sale4 hd

428.71

—

WV average3 barns · 41 hd

407.03

+21.68

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

+4.76

This barn, trailing median5 sales

319.72

+108.99

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	1,828	202.18	3,695	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	173.49	2,371	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	166.80	2,639	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	147.70	1,558	10

Every lot

26 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,288	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	407.34/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,375	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	307.05/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,928	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	407.69/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,896	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	339.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	451.61/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,353	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,153	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,141	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,403	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,614	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	210.82/cwt	202.50–215.00	4,195	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	144.86/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,531	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,992	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	163.68/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,087	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	180.85/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,595	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,581	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,657	2

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 Feb 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 12Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.74
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	702	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	465	390.00–425.00	407.69
3	500–550	521	445.00–455.00	451.61
2	600–650	633	335.00–345.00	340.10
2	700–750	745	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	442.50	442.50
2	550–600	583	395.00–420.00	407.34
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	708	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	270.00–345.00	307.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,648	160.00–162.50	161.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,057	132.00–158.00	144.86
2	—	1,155	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	161.00–167.00	163.68
4	—	1,435	178.00–185.00	180.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,990	202.50–215.00	210.82

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.