Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2025-08-09

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 9
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
82 vs last sale 13 46 vs year ago 141 · 32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
15 vs last sale 12 27 vs year ago 54 · 50.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $360.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 8.99 against this barn's trailing median of $368.99.
Average price
$360.00
1 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+33.14
vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530360.001,9081thin
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 sale1 hd
360.00
WV average3 barns · 19 hd
326.86
+33.14
This barn, trailing median1 sales
368.99
−8.99
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,614189.613,0605thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267159.002,0148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534157.232,4124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091137.131,4966thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245157.14/cwt150.00–164.001,9567
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534157.23/cwt152.00–168.002,4124
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8082
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7531
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245320.00/cwt320.00–320.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9181
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
CowsLean 85-90%1,109139.55/cwt133.00–147.001,5485
Bulls1,614189.61/cwt177.50–198.003,0605
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4421
CowsLean 85-90%1,000125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2501

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.