Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.29/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$218.29

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs WV average

−26.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	224.64	1,244	15thin
Medium and Large 2	544	204.69	1,114	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $130 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 sale22 hd

218.29

—

WV average4 barns · 105 hd

233.39

−15.09

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−26.12

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	1,709	159.88	2,732	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	140.47	1,870	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	136.19	2,092	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	127.30	1,404	47

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	550–600	570	242.52/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	262.46/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	228.61/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,417	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	295.31/cwt	275.00–315.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	242.81/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	262.14/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	228.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	234.51/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.87/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	270.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	225.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,287	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	239.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	235.66/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	199.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	268.18/cwt	255.00–272.50	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	215.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	210.03/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	204.33/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	200.68/cwt	160.00–217.50	1,042	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	131.62/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,516	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	2,068	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	151.57/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,970	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	137.14/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,839	10
Bulls	—	—	1,709	159.88/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	175.05/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	223.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	204.89/cwt	195.00–210.00	955	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	152.23/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,690	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	115.75/cwt	91.00–122.50	1,196	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	221.30/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	286.45/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	304.17/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	247.42/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	233.01/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,722	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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