Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.92/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$318.92

5 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.76

vs WV average

−12.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	318.92	1,856	5thin

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 sale5 hd

318.92

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

313.16

+5.76

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−12.60

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	1,494	174.18	2,602	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	148.00	2,087	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	139.04	1,745	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	125.12	1,376	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	300–350	330	407.01/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	367.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	423.57/cwt	380.00–510.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	318.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	136.28/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,499	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	106.52/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,172	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	174.18/cwt	155.00–197.00	2,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	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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