Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.08/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$382.08

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.71

vs WV average

+17.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	408.61	2,350	2thin
Medium and Large 1	542	377.25	2,044	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $305 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 sale13 hd

382.08

—

WV average3 barns · 94 hd

367.37

+14.71

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+17.32

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	1,460	174.68	2,550	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,765	145.00	2,559	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	137.69	1,752	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	124.12	1,297	14

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)	1,294	$3,095	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,851	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	150.86/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,009	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	106.04/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,021	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	126.46/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,339	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	408.61/cwt	250.00–570.00	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	264.83/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	240.18/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	296.60/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	250.08/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	410.09/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	260.06/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	378.34/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	369.95/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	279.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	273.78/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,161	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,359	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	134.73/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	174.68/cwt	152.50–187.50	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	265.11/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	376.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,989	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,023.36/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	227.59/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.45/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	295.25/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	333.60/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	422.02/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	383.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	343.58/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	327.01/cwt	275.00–380.00	1,557	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	3,166.36/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	375.68/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	291.20/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,555	5

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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