Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.64/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$246.64

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs WV average

−33.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	250.34	1,337	9thin
Medium and Large 2	595	230.00	1,369	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale11 hd

246.64

—

WV average3 barns · 195 hd

249.67

−3.03

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−33.66

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	1,543	130.33	2,011	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	111.25	1,744	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	102.82	1,446	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	97.51	1,109	15

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)	1,000	$1,671	7

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,543	130.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,011	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	281.84/cwt	255.00–290.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	340.38/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	82.09/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,051	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	105.27/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,214	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	88.65/cwt	80.00–100.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	329.50/cwt	270.00–412.50	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	289.02/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	409.21/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	292.34/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	274.74/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	304.45/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	247.58/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	246.19/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	259.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	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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