Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.91/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$251.91

48 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$41.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.81

vs WV average

−53.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	265.71	1,482	32
Medium and Large 2	531	224.32	1,190	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $291 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 sale48 hd

251.91

—

WV average6 barns · 298 hd

288.72

−36.81

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−53.56

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	1,776	140.87	2,502	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	117.51	1,615	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	113.37	1,868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	105.84	1,163	15

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)	1,140	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,452	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,338	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	272.06/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,390	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	288.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	247.17/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,305	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	219.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,449	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	229.78/cwt	212.50–245.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	212.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	267.65/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	246.59/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	226.40/cwt	215.00–235.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	249.07/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	274.80/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,052	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,625.58/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	263.22/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,516	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	236.12/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,039	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	217.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	247.63/cwt	240.00–270.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	249.14/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	263.15/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	238.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	2,394.74/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.31/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,228	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	119.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,657	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	87.25/cwt	84.00–94.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	126.79/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	110.12/cwt	102.50–118.00	1,225	9
Bulls	—	—	1,776	140.87/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	212.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	217.87/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,135	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	219.65/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,423	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	113.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	174.07/cwt	162.50–185.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	269.78/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	279.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	881	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	2,338.40/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	252.87/cwt	240.00–265.00	847	2

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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