Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2025-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$281.00

5 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$56.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.06

vs WV average

−89.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	315.00	1,644	2thin
Medium and Large 2	536	258.33	1,386	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.67/cwt here — about $259 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 sale5 hd

281.00

—

WV average4 barns · 43 hd

309.06

−28.06

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−89.45

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	1,697	187.44	3,181	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	156.29	2,025	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	150.18	2,280	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	135.35	1,374	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,697	187.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	153.39/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,980	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	166.44/cwt	162.50–170.00	2,185	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	150.18/cwt	147.50–152.50	2,280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	137.31/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,434	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	325.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	284.31/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	363.27/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	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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