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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Feeder Cattle*

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.67/cwt on 3 head, down $27.32 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −27.94 against this barn's trailing median of $369.61.

Average price

$341.67

▼ 27.32 vs prior sale

3 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.04

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	365.00	1,942	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	295.00	1,578	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale3 hd

341.67

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

370.71

−29.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

369.61

−27.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,736	204.45	3,549	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	175.54	2,333	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	169.83	2,508	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	163.24	1,640	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,475	2thin

Every lot

24 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	454.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,409	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,604	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,712	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,078	251.21/cwt	232.50–270.00	2,708	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	314.72/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,463	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	342.45/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,764	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,942	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	287.40/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,920	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	204.45/cwt	170.00–225.00	3,549	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	171.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,862	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	175.54/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,333	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	169.83/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,508	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,460	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction to Feeder Cattle*

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	440	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	668	260.00–315.00	287.40
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	532	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	702	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	275.00–350.00	314.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	335.00–345.00	342.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	440.00–470.00	454.52
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	635	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00
1	900–950	935	290.00	290.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	232.50–270.00	251.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	148.00–155.00	151.46
3	—	1,088	160.00–180.00	171.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	163.00–174.00	169.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,329	167.00–183.00	175.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,736	170.00–225.00	204.45

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.