Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.04/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$228.04

30 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.96

vs WV average

−49.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	238.24	1,340	12thin
Medium and Large 2	552	221.24	1,220	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

228.04

—

WV average4 barns · 113 hd

244.00

−15.96

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−49.18

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	1,469	122.51	1,800	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	124.53	1,705	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	115.35	1,788	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	105.67	1,157	16

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$2,174	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	216.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	227.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	231.11/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	253.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	282.62/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	220.01/cwt	210.00–230.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	297.89/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	189.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,193	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	867	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	215.24/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,124	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	124.15/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,691	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	115.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.50	990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	109.72/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,215	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,186.40/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	243.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.81/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	631	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,861	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	226.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,469	122.51/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1

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.

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