Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.72/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$348.72

9 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−81.53

vs WV average

−72.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	348.72	2,023	9thin

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 sale9 hd

348.72

—

WV average2 barns · 165 hd

430.25

−81.53

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−72.24

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	1,820	188.11	3,424	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	177.00	2,407	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	136.16	1,562	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	291.15/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	324.90/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	340.74/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	346.69/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	392.14/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	412.70/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	188.11/cwt	165.00–205.00	3,424	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	126.06/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	141.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,719	7

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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