Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2024-05-18

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
56 head
46 vs last sale 102 7 vs year ago 63 · 11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
15 vs last sale 49 12 vs year ago 46 · 26.1%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.33/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$238.33
6 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.62
vs WV average
31.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540242.001,3065thin
Medium and Large 2580220.001,2761thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $30 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 sale6 hd
238.33
WV average2 barns · 19 hd
251.95
−13.62
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−31.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,565158.032,4735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288131.801,69813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478129.081,9085thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,098114.691,2608thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,565158.03/cwt139.00–176.002,4735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288125.11/cwt120.00–130.001,6118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288142.50/cwt137.50–154.001,8355
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485126.64/cwt124.00–129.001,8813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468132.74/cwt132.50–133.001,9492
CowsLean 85-90%1,100118.31/cwt111.00–125.001,3016
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700651225.01/cwt215.00–230.001,4653
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618203.29/cwt200.00–205.001,2563
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500493279.92/cwt265.00–295.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450441305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3453
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365252.47/cwt250.00–255.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2222
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519274.04/cwt240.00–285.001,4224
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3513
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5941
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413239.91/cwt235.00–245.009912
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400352300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0562
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421280.09/cwt270.00–290.001,1794
CowsLean 85-90%1,093103.83/cwt100.00–107.501,1352
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221

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.