Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Replacement Cattle*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.52/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$258.52

4 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.32

vs WV average

−11.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	258.52	1,380	4thin

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 sale4 hd

258.52

—

WV average5 barns · 57 hd

236.20

+22.32

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−11.67

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	1,540	125.77	1,937	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	116.04	1,785	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	114.72	1,516	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	101.00	1,057	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,050	9

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	114.31/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	113.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	107.96/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,161	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	95.30/cwt	90.00–102.50	976	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	269.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	288.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,046	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	219.91/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	261.36/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,364	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	2,149.50/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	292.60/cwt	280.00–305.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	201.71/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	201.24/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	323.57/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	125.77/cwt	103.00–142.50	1,937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.83/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	252.84/cwt	240.00–265.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	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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