Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$383.00

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−18.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	395.00	2,142	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	335.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $316 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 sale5 hd

383.00

—

WV average1 barns · 5 hd

383.00

+0.00

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−18.88

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	1,934	190.02	3,675	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	165.59	2,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	162.55	2,198	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	152.39	1,669	7thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,934	190.02/cwt	176.00–223.00	3,675	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	162.55/cwt	153.00–176.00	2,198	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	160.39/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	152.39/cwt	135.00–177.50	1,669	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	347.27/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	352.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	415.89/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	397.68/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,371	2

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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