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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

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Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 48▲ 23 vs year ago 13 · +176.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 12 · +166.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.94/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +26.24 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$412.94

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.55

vs WV average

−26.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	412.94	2,222	9thin

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 sale9 hd

412.94

—

WV average3 barns · 28 hd

410.39

+2.55

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−26.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

+26.24

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $396.86, low $354.66, median $386.70 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	1,749	212.91	3,724	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	179.64	2,399	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	176.82	2,699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	155.31	1,887	2thin

Every lot

19 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	391.92/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,481	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	416.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,176	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	406.74/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,310	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	362.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,856	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,016	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,749	212.91/cwt	190.00–254.00	3,724	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	155.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,887	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	174.04/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,235	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	184.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,535	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,391	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	178.78/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,778	4

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 Jul 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 48Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	523	400.00–435.00	416.04
3	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	406.74
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	375.00–410.00	391.92
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	512	360.00–370.00	362.53
3	550–600	590	340.00–345.00	341.67
2	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	180.00–192.00	184.12
4	—	1,284	166.00–180.00	174.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,554	175.00–184.00	178.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	152.00–159.00	155.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,749	190.00–254.00	212.91

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.