Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2025-01-11

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 11
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
3 head
78 vs last sale 81 25 vs year ago 28 · 89.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
25 vs last sale 42 31 vs year ago 48 · 64.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $235.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$235.00
2 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
107.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2560235.001,3162thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
235.00
WV average1 barns · 2 hd
235.00
+0.00
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−107.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,185141.001,6711thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032106.211,09615

Every lot, as filed

5 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%96795.73/cwt85.00–104.009266
CowsLean 85-90%1,075113.19/cwt105.00–127.001,2179
Bulls1,185141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6711
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3162
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921

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.