Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $397.40/cwt on 8 head, down $18.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −18.44 against this barn's trailing median of $415.84.

Average price

$397.40

▼ 18.44 vs prior sale

8 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$96.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.78

vs WV average

−41.74 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	421.53	2,002	6thin
Medium and Large 2	435	325.00	1,414	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.53/cwt here — about $589 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

397.40

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

420.18

−22.78

National average164 barns · 7,081 hd

439.14

−41.74

This barn, trailing median1 sales

415.84

−18.44

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	1,880	230.00	4,324	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,880	185.00	3,478	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	165.00	2,351	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	151.75	1,687	6thin

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)	1,353	$3,732	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,850	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	484.21/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,438	3,650.96/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	424.84/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,048	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	128.81/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	163.22/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,900	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	165.00/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,351	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	3,304.74/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	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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