Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.81/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$273.81

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$28.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.97

vs WV average

−42.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	285.87	1,556	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	256.94	1,468	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

273.81

—

WV average6 barns · 254 hd

287.78

−13.97

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−42.74

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	149.00	2,526	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	139.58	1,808	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	129.52	1,469	16

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,370	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,122	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	850–900	873	202.82/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	212.92/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	320.32/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	293.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,196	2,197.28/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,197	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	2,121.54/head	1,875.00–2,350.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	271.42/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	262.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,908	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	128.10/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,453	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	138.05/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,804	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	256.17/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	317.27/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.80/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	280.22/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	363.48/cwt	275.00–397.50	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Cows	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	367.04/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	184.98/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	319.92/cwt	319.00–332.50	2,198	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	318.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,044	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	2,600.41/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	324.14/cwt	322.50–325.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	372.47/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,929	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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