Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Replacement Cattle*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $206.34/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$206.34

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.89

vs WV average

−38.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	230.00	1,208	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	198.45	1,077	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $131 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 sale8 hd

206.34

—

WV average2 barns · 76 hd

246.23

−39.89

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−38.73

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	1,619	158.10	2,560	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	146.53	1,915	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	145.00	2,414	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	135.57	1,518	16

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)	1,202	$2,087	5

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	400–450	430	213.50/cwt	200.00–240.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	241.15/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,027	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	195.17/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	222.46/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	201.73/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	267.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,028	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,089.99/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	2,083.59/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	158.10/cwt	141.00–175.00	2,560	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	133.84/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,581	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	142.58/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,814	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	146.08/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,668	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	118.60/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,107	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	149.49/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	324.32/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.22/cwt	210.00–240.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	270.10/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	181.61/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,249	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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