Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2026-06-13

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 13
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 51▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb heifers averaged $397.40/cwt on 8 head, down $18.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +46.65 against this barn's trailing median of $350.75.
Average price
$397.40
▼ 18.44 vs prior sale
8 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$96.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.78
vs WV average
−41.74 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475421.532,0026thin
Medium and Large 2435325.001,4142thin
One grade step is worth $96.53/cwt here — about $589 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
397.40
—
WV average3 barns · 73 hd
420.18
−22.78
National average164 barns · 7,081 hd
439.14
−41.74
This barn, trailing median6 sales
350.75
+46.65
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 400–500 lb

6 sales
430391352314median 350.7505/0909/2610/1010/1710/31
Heifers 400–500 lb: high $415.84, low $327.69, median $350.75 across 6 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,880230.004,3241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,880185.003,4781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,425165.002,3515thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,112151.751,6876thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,353$3,7325
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,8501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482424.84/cwt400.00–450.002,0485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418484.21/cwt455.00–500.002,0243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,880230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,3241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008128.81/cwt126.00–132.501,2982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164163.22/cwt150.00–182.501,9004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425165.00/cwt159.00–170.002,3515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,880185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2653,304.74/head3,000.00–3,600.003,3052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3604,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4383,650.96/head3,600.00–3,700.003,6512

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.