Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.19/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$272.19

18 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.54

vs WV average

−14.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	274.97	1,547	17thin
Medium and Large 2	595	225.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

272.19

—

WV average5 barns · 401 hd

259.65

+12.54

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−14.63

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	1,624	142.51	2,314	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	121.38	1,963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	119.25	1,602	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	105.99	1,187	22

Every lot, as filed

58 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	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	177.52/cwt	150.00–202.50	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	231.09/cwt	225.00–245.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	178.91/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	207.00/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	191.69/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	188.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	238.28/cwt	220.00–255.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	195.34/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,133	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	110.39/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,232	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	94.76/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,070	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	118.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,589	10
Bulls	—	—	1,624	142.51/cwt	120.00–160.00	2,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	190.22/cwt	180.00–200.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	224.29/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	291.67/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	277.03/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	294.23/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	233.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	291.95/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	247.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	236.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	282.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	298.27/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	313.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	223.35/cwt	222.50–225.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	176.07/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	235.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	272.71/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1

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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