Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.15/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$289.15

12 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.22

vs WV average

−32.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	289.15	1,612	12thin

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 sale12 hd

289.15

—

WV average3 barns · 40 hd

283.92

+5.22

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−32.59

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	1,743	164.76	2,872	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	147.01	1,962	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	146.50	2,461	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	126.93	1,404	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,392	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,845	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	541	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	380.68/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	348.11/cwt	297.50–380.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	385.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.14/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	355.23/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	293.95/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	317.40/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	333.00/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	341.93/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	2,027.46/head	1,675.00–2,375.00	2,027	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,477	2,788.60/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,789	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	1,844.72/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,845	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	164.76/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,872	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	139.69/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,883	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	161.65/cwt	157.50–165.00	2,113	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	130.06/cwt	119.00–144.00	1,409	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,328	1

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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