Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.70/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$386.70

26 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.61

vs WV average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	386.70	2,129	26

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 sale26 hd

386.70

—

WV average3 barns · 131 hd

397.31

−10.61

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−18.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

386.70

+0.00

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	1,758	173.09	3,043	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	128.71	1,662	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	114.99	1,291	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	450–500	454	412.56/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	374.81/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	431.63/cwt	417.50–455.00	2,102	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,957	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	128.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,662	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	108.00/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	121.97/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	173.09/cwt	166.00–181.00	3,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	365.62/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	417.14/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	288.86/cwt	250.00–327.50	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	369.11/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.61/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,074	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.76/cwt	347.50–353.00	2,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	297.22/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	344.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,776	6

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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