Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.33/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$213.33

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.91

vs WV average

−23.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	218.27	1,143	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	205.30	1,115	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

213.33

—

WV average8 barns · 317 hd

223.25

−9.91

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−23.68

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	1,731	142.57	2,468	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	117.75	1,771	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	115.84	1,512	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	105.94	1,184	30

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,866	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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	500–550	528	256.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,352	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	257.95/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,238	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	227.93/cwt	215.00–245.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	253.10/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	183.40/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	285.44/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	209.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	214.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	110.62/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,250	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	98.92/cwt	85.00–107.00	1,086	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	117.75/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	100.99/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,260	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	118.63/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,561	16
Bulls	—	—	1,731	142.57/cwt	106.00–167.50	2,468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	250.09/cwt	240.00–260.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	224.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	195.60/cwt	160.00–215.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	204.31/cwt	195.00–215.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	203.31/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	226.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	303.49/cwt	260.00–330.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	253.77/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	232.02/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,320	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	1,866.28/head	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,866	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	246.40/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,151	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	277.58/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	220.73/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	227.46/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	287.99/cwt	275.00–295.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	230.06/cwt	220.00–250.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	237.83/cwt	215.00–257.50	897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	219.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	201.03/cwt	180.00–215.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	206.05/cwt	200.00–215.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	176.66/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	238.21/cwt	225.00–250.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	215.85/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,336	2

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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