Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.57/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$221.57

34 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.66

vs WV average

−38.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	229.93	1,289	26
Medium and Large 2	572	194.42	1,112	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

221.57

—

WV average5 barns · 176 hd

242.23

−20.66

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−38.06

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	1,623	148.40	2,409	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	124.45	1,676	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	123.18	1,887	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	109.04	1,148	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,291	$1,887	18

Every lot, as filed

52 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	400–450	429	275.13/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	222.59/cwt	210.00–235.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	215.64/cwt	205.00–222.50	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	188.77/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	214.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	217.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	215.66/cwt	205.00–222.50	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,397	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	99.61/cwt	91.00–106.00	940	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	115.48/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,323	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	123.18/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	123.63/cwt	114.00–132.50	1,669	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	211.65/cwt	210.00–212.50	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	172.69/cwt	155.00–195.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	272.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	226.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,317	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	230.90/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,108	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	282.18/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	238.18/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	278.54/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	290.10/cwt	270.00–300.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	286.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	271.22/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,573	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	1,886.61/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	1,887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	232.14/cwt	230.00–235.00	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	242.71/cwt	230.00–260.00	908	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	148.40/cwt	124.00–166.00	2,409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	195.43/cwt	177.50–210.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	192.20/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	223.90/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	232.24/cwt	225.00–240.00	999	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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