Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.10/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$271.10

12 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$46.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs WV average

−43.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	278.82	1,520	10thin
Medium and Large 2	590	232.52	1,372	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.29/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

271.10

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

271.17

−0.07

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−43.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,584	155.22	2,459	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	137.64	1,778	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	131.16	1,931	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	111.94	1,184	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	112.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	138.05/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,766	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,217	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	122.90/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,347	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	95.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	297.17/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	284.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	297.21/cwt	260.00–335.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	354.38/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	267.63/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	318.69/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.72/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	261.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	371.87/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,372	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	152.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,979	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	155.22/cwt	130.00–165.00	2,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	387.71/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	292.53/cwt	255.00–330.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	321.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	337.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	325.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,999	6

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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