Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2026-09-26

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 0▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 $386.70/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.
Average price
$386.70
26 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−5.65
vs WV average
−18.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551386.702,12926
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 sale26 hd
386.70
—
WV average4 barns · 225 hd
392.35
−5.65
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−18.71
This barn, trailing median5 sales
386.70
+0.00
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
411387364341median 386.7009/2610/0310/1010/1710/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,758173.093,0436thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291128.711,6628thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123114.991,2918thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487431.63/cwt417.50–455.002,10213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522417.14/cwt390.00–440.002,17712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575360.61/cwt352.50–375.002,07414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.76/cwt347.50–353.002,1925
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4423
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5974
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381365.62/cwt352.50–377.501,3937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430369.11/cwt350.00–382.501,58710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469374.81/cwt365.00–382.501,7587
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516344.27/cwt335.00–350.001,7766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539288.86/cwt250.00–327.501,5574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7962
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614297.22/cwt282.50–312.501,8254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1647302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9572
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454412.56/cwt405.00–420.001,8734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,758173.09/cwt166.00–181.003,0436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101108.00/cwt100.00–112.001,1894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145121.97/cwt114.00–126.001,3974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291128.71/cwt122.00–135.001,6628

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.