Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.51/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$332.51

8 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.48

vs WV average

−79.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	337.51	1,827	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	317.50	1,754	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $73 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 sale8 hd

332.51

—

WV average4 barns · 16 hd

355.99

−23.48

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−79.00

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	1,904	224.99	4,284	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	180.50	2,771	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	172.75	2,208	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	152.96	1,676	7thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,904	224.99/cwt	215.00–242.50	4,284	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	165.61/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,173	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	178.70/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,234	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	159.28/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	390.26/cwt	340.00–440.00	2,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	318.27/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	453.73/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	338.76/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.61/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	430.24/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	445.05/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,065	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	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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