Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2025-02-08

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 8
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
43 head
26 vs last sale 17 2 vs year ago 41 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
18 vs last sale 15 10 vs year ago 23 · +43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
8 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$285.00
5 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.42
vs WV average
13.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537285.001,5295thin
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 sale5 hd
285.00
WV average2 barns · 34 hd
276.58
+8.42
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−13.86
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
BullsAverage1,875161.303,0243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,352133.141,8009thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,569119.611,8767thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141119.511,36312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$2,3253thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,875161.30/cwt155.00–175.003,0243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325147.83/cwt146.00–150.001,9592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633113.66/cwt107.00–120.001,8564
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483127.55/cwt121.00–131.001,8923
CowsLean 85-90%1,178130.93/cwt124.00–142.001,5424
CowsLean 85-90%1,170140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550532290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5434
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403311.23/cwt307.50–315.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377293.10/cwt280.00–315.001,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4063
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4651
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500492285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513309.74/cwt300.00–315.001,5893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205320.00/cwt320.00–320.006562
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500492340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6732
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4711
CowsLean 85-90%1,115110.06/cwt99.00–121.001,2277
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378110.61/cwt109.00–112.001,5242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352136.27/cwt129.00–144.001,8425
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001

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.