Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.94/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$321.94

5 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.45

vs WV average

−16.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	321.94	1,854	5thin

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 sale5 hd

321.94

—

WV average5 barns · 66 hd

327.39

−5.45

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−16.80

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	1,776	187.11	3,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	159.00	2,119	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	125.00	1,006	1thin

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)	1,330	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	321.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	187.11/cwt	166.00–205.00	3,323	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →