Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.94/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$412.94

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.55

vs WV average

−26.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	412.94	2,222	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

412.94

—

WV average3 barns · 28 hd

410.39

+2.55

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−26.21

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	1,749	212.91	3,724	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	179.64	2,399	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	176.82	2,699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	155.31	1,887	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	500–550	523	416.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	391.92/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	406.74/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	362.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	184.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,535	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	212.91/cwt	190.00–254.00	3,724	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	174.04/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,235	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	155.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	178.78/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	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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