Sale reports / West Virginia / Weston Livestock Marketing / 2026-01-24

Weston Livestock Marketing

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 24
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
39 vs last sale 51 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
6 vs last sale 25 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.02/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$334.02
4 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
76.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555334.021,8544thin
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 sale4 hd
334.02
WV average1 barns · 4 hd
334.02
+0.00
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−76.86
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
BullsAverage1,518181.132,7503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,406173.022,43212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,594169.962,7094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,152152.121,7535thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,427175.55/cwt170.00–184.002,5059
CowsLean 85-90%1,192151.03/cwt145.00–154.001,8003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3981
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0082
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,342165.44/cwt162.00–168.002,2203
Bulls1,518181.13/cwt150.00–194.002,7503
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528323.03/cwt300.00–345.001,7062
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7021
CowsLean 85-90%1,025130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3331
CowsLean 85-90%1,160177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,0591
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,632172.61/cwt170.00–177.002,8173

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.