Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.20/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$235.20

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$40.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.96

vs WV average

−29.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	245.26	1,357	9thin
Medium and Large 2	588	205.00	1,205	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.26/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

235.20

—

WV average5 barns · 55 hd

245.15

−9.96

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−29.43

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	1,808	163.37	2,954	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	142.84	1,868	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	120.15	1,344	15

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	259.51/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	281.31/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	251.28/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	132.34/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,703	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	143.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,881	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	163.37/cwt	150.00–182.50	2,954	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	108.90/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	751	3

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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