Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2024-05-25

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, May 25
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
33 vs last sale 56 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
14 vs last sale 34 1 vs year ago 21 · 4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 $244.16/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$244.16
3 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,335
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.57
vs WV average
32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547244.161,3353thin
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 sale3 hd
244.16
WV average4 barns · 26 hd
236.59
+7.57
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−32.30
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
BullsAverage1,493116.071,7332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,388134.631,8684thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586132.492,1014thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,051128.111,3468thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,2995
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$2,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357132.84/cwt127.50–137.501,8033
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586132.49/cwt132.00–134.002,1014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,480140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0721
CowsLean 85-90%1,051128.11/cwt122.50–131.001,3468
Bulls1,493116.07/cwt115.00–118.001,7332
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550535253.74/cwt252.50–255.001,3582
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,040155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6121
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,040190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9761
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19202,285.00/head2,285.00–2,285.002,2851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1132,299.17/head2,200.00–2,425.002,2995
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373245.10/cwt240.00–250.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431

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.