Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$242.50

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.32

vs WV average

−96.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	242.50	1,382	1thin

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 sale1 hd

242.50

—

WV average2 barns · 12 hd

272.82

−30.32

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−96.17

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	1,903	173.50	3,302	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	120.48	1,696	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	114.35	1,414	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	108.80	1,654	2thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	108.80/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	105.94/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	122.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	173.50/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,967	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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