Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.53/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$218.53

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.60

vs WV average

−49.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	218.53	1,212	5thin

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 sale5 hd

218.53

—

WV average3 barns · 13 hd

225.13

−6.60

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−49.09

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	1,288	162.41	2,092	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	134.50	2,041	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	131.00	1,867	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	124.62	1,421	3thin

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)	1,072	$1,983	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,837	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	193.82/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	198.84/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	235.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.27/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	202.15/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	256.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	124.62/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,978	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	162.41/cwt	146.00–177.50	2,092	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,836.90/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	279.59/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,786.91/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	217.54/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,220	4

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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