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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 15

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 31▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 24▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $383.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$383.00

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs WV average

−18.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	395.00	2,142	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	335.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $316 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 sale5 hd

383.00

—

WV average2 barns · 18 hd

380.99

+2.01

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−18.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

386.70

−3.70

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	1,934	190.02	3,675	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	165.59	2,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	162.55	2,198	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	152.39	1,669	7thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	397.68/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,503	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	415.89/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,021	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	352.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,207	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,567	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	347.27/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,948	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,371	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,934	190.02/cwt	176.00–223.00	3,675	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	152.39/cwt	135.00–177.50	1,669	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	162.55/cwt	153.00–176.00	2,198	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	160.39/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,515	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,834	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 Aug 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	350.00–370.00	360.23
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	561	315.00–380.00	347.27
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	797	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	370.00–425.00	397.68
2	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	486	390.00–437.50	415.89
3	500–550	528	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	626	340.00–370.00	352.53
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,934	176.00–223.00	190.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	153.00–176.00	162.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	156.00–165.00	160.39
1	—	1,610	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,095	135.00–177.50	152.39

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.