Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.99/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $368.99.

Average price

$368.99

11 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$103.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	378.39	1,978	10thin
Medium and Large 2	565	275.00	1,554	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.39/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

368.99

—

WV average2 barns · 17 hd

382.67

−13.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

368.99

+0.00

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	1,548	213.17	3,300	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,797	181.53	3,262	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	179.44	2,312	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	157.51	1,794	7thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	160.01/cwt	143.00–179.00	1,815	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	213.17/cwt	190.00–250.00	3,300	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	174.93/cwt	152.50–188.00	2,258	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	194.47/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,489	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,797	181.53/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	405.00/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	380.06/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	428.30/cwt	370.00–490.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	397.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	387.30/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	499.31/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	402.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	381.54/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,627	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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