Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.07/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$360.07

30 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$563

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

$81.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.14

vs WV average

−39.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	381.92	2,120	22
Medium and Large 2	519	299.96	1,557	8thin

One grade step is worth $81.96/cwt here — about $563 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd

360.07

—

WV average4 barns · 101 hd

389.20

−29.14

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−39.82

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	1,582	185.32	2,932	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	166.01	2,679	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	165.12	2,101	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	144.13	1,535	13

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,582	185.32/cwt	170.00–193.00	2,932	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	166.68/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	148.33/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,611	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	121.06/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	157.84/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	342.57/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	358.87/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,848	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	362.05/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	314.39/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	314.98/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	326.35/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	423.98/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	424.80/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	450.32/cwt	405.00–480.00	1,896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	375.86/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	356.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	484.93/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	422.04/cwt	350.00–460.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	389.20/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,043	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	307.50/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	348.21/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,378	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	353.90/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	177.26/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	299.96/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	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.

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