Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2024-03-02

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 2
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
89 vs last sale 13 100 vs year ago 202 · 49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
5 vs last sale 18 2 vs year ago 21 · +9.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.15/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$252.15
16 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,420
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.58
vs WV average
16.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563252.151,42016thin
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 sale16 hd
252.15
WV average2 barns · 40 hd
244.57
+7.58
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−16.73
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,380123.181,7003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,354112.771,5267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468108.631,5956thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17498.121,1514thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480227.44/cwt222.50–235.001,0929
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5562
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7391
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1733
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415264.94/cwt260.00–270.001,1002
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2511
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
CowsLean 85-90%1,17399.83/cwt93.00–110.001,1713
CowsLean 85-90%1,17593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0931
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445196.65/cwt195.00–200.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384259.66/cwt220.00–275.009975
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550516330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7034
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463264.70/cwt245.00–270.001,2269
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515272.94/cwt250.00–290.001,4063
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610244.75/cwt230.00–260.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460293.74/cwt260.00–315.001,3515
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260260.00/cwt260.00–260.006761
Bulls1,380123.18/cwt107.00–137.501,7003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390111.55/cwt102.00–119.001,5514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335125.11/cwt122.00–128.001,6702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488110.96/cwt100.00–115.001,6515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3291
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563252.15/cwt225.00–262.001,42016
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585279.87/cwt265.00–295.001,6372
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415298.92/cwt270.00–315.001,2413
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641

How this sale compares

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.