Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.59/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$232.59

34 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−22.47

vs WV average

−41.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	232.59	1,286	34

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 sale34 hd

232.59

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WV average6 barns · 275 hd

255.06

−22.47

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−41.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing Special Graded Sale - 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 2	400–450	413	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	279.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,189	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,414	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	236.16/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	213.29/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,359	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	225.59/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,277	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,207	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	259.60/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,303	7

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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