Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.38/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$234.38

17 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs WV average

−30.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	237.46	1,296	14thin
Medium and Large 2	573	220.00	1,261	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

234.38

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

−18.71

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−30.14

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	1,851	150.01	2,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	120.30	1,628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	114.54	1,799	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	106.84	1,213	12

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)	1,360	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,977	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	500–550	532	238.82/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	260.75/cwt	230.00–280.00	975	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	116.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,551	6
Bulls	—	—	1,851	150.01/cwt	138.00–169.00	2,777	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	96.47/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,038	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	114.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,346	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	125.16/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	200.11/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	313.89/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	268.03/cwt	265.00–280.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	272.66/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	302.28/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	311.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	241.65/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,342	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	2,152.87/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	193.32/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,801.78/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	248.90/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	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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