Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.19/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$265.19

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.51

vs WV average

−39.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	267.82	1,466	23
Medium and Large 2	538	235.00	1,263	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

265.19

—

WV average2 barns · 97 hd

280.70

−15.51

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−39.83

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	1,515	172.93	2,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	134.36	1,703	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	125.00	1,644	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	117.69	1,229	11

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	600–650	627	260.15/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	241.70/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	301.04/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	283.41/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	287.53/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	206.75/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	99.30/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	133.70/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	172.93/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,620	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	124.59/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	226.85/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	264.97/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	302.56/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	576	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	317.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	209.18/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	286.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	287.91/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.43/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,406	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	277.41/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	324.60/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	300.45/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	247.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,660	4

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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