Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$303.71

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$41.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.29

vs WV average

−34.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	321.34	1,800	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	280.20	1,435	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.14/cwt here — about $365 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 sale7 hd

303.71

—

WV average5 barns · 41 hd

325.00

−21.29

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−34.53

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	1,794	211.93	3,802	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	178.74	2,270	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	155.00	2,527	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	143.30	1,461	6thin

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)	1,518	$3,546	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,794	211.93/cwt	197.00–223.00	3,802	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	178.74/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,270	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	141.83/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Cows	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	372.59/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	320.78/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.12/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	357.15/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,518	3,545.96/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	292.90/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	321.34/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	255.37/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	280.20/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,435	3

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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