Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$235.00

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$46.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs WV average

−33.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	246.67	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd

235.00

—

WV average4 barns · 38 hd

241.03

−6.03

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−33.38

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	1,583	144.29	2,284	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	115.01	1,501	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	114.00	1,972	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	107.86	1,165	25

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)	1,313	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	400–450	420	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	286.09/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,950.27/head	1,885.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	253.04/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	269.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	144.29/cwt	120.00–155.00	2,284	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,485	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	97.09/cwt	90.00–103.00	980	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	110.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,218	18

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →