Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.67/cwt on 3 head, down $27.32 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −27.32 against this barn's trailing median of $368.99.

Average price

$341.67

▼ 27.32 vs prior sale

3 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.04

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	365.00	1,942	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	295.00	1,578	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale3 hd

341.67

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

370.71

−29.04

This barn, trailing median1 sales

368.99

−27.32

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	1,736	204.45	3,549	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	175.54	2,333	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	169.83	2,508	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	163.24	1,640	5thin

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)	1,398	$3,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	500–550	532	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	454.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	251.21/cwt	232.50–270.00	2,708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	342.45/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	314.72/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	171.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,862	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	169.83/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,508	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	175.54/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,333	9
Bulls	—	—	1,736	204.45/cwt	170.00–225.00	3,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	287.40/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	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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