Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$349.00

6 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.20

vs WV average

−78.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	364.65	2,086	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	333.36	1,862	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $223 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 sale6 hd

349.00

—

WV average5 barns · 65 hd

394.20

−45.20

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−78.90

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	1,485	227.50	3,378	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	174.25	2,788	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	167.29	2,126	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	157.93	1,579	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,356	$4,010	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$3,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	339.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,134	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	3,520.59/head	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	181.32/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	462.54/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,478	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	482.48/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	430.26/cwt	355.00–515.00	2,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	418.12/cwt	320.00–440.00	1,969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	436.90/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	321.78/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	476.99/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	411.84/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	434.44/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	317.59/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	454.52/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	364.65/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	521.28/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	325.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	406.40/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	163.78/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,070	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	163.74/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,695	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,378	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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