Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $428.71/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$428.71

4 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$91.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.68

vs WV average

+4.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	451.61	2,353	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	360.00	1,836	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.61/cwt here — about $517 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd

428.71

—

WV average3 barns · 41 hd

407.03

+21.68

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

+4.76

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	1,828	202.18	3,695	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	173.49	2,371	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	166.80	2,639	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	147.70	1,558	10

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	163.68/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,087	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	144.86/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,531	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	180.85/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	307.05/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	407.69/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	407.34/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	210.82/cwt	202.50–215.00	4,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	451.61/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	339.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	2

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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