Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.38/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$201.38

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.43

vs WV average

−63.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	218.32	1,190	3thin
Medium and Large 2	544	200.20	1,089	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.00	896	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $294 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 sale12 hd

201.38

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

228.80

−27.43

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−63.72

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	1,448	134.26	1,944	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	107.41	1,354	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	107.39	1,667	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	103.42	1,145	27

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	108.26/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,205	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,278	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	113.18/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	95.24/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	111.97/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,413	8
Bulls	—	—	1,448	134.26/cwt	113.00–148.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	237.45/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	279.87/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.08/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	202.25/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	244.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	263.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	89.60/cwt	80.00–97.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	196.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	232.63/cwt	215.00–242.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	189.22/cwt	170.00–210.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	208.03/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,005	5

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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