West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 129 priced lines covering 1,098 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 489 head. replacement cattle receipts at 84 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 94Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 36Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 28Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	143.00–150.00	148.05
7	—	322	135.00–155.00	145.59
5	—	685	126.00	126.00
12	—	633	123.00–133.00	127.69
2	—	1,047	99.00	99.00
12	—	521	125.00–137.00	133.18
2	—	434	144.00–145.00	144.52
20	—	577	125.00–141.00	131.23
1	—	880	112.00	112.00
7	—	770	122.00–124.00	123.14
2	—	902	107.00	107.00
6	—	720	117.00–123.50	120.84
7	—	377	146.00–164.00	155.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	440	115.00–125.00	120.09
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
3	—	667	90.00–120.00	103.13
2	—	813	95.00–100.00	97.52
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
2	—	775	117.00	117.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	137.00–145.00	141.05
23	—	617	122.00–140.00	134.19
12	—	526	130.00–152.00	140.09
15	—	782	123.00–125.00	124.13
11	—	577	132.00–145.00	139.59
16	—	803	113.00–123.00	119.73
10	—	437	142.00–148.00	146.84
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
3	—	881	111.00–118.00	113.25
8	—	906	110.00–119.00	117.85
32	—	721	126.00–131.00	128.27
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
2	—	340	140.00–142.00	141.00
9	—	664	125.00–132.00	127.44
8	—	466	132.00–146.00	141.67
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
3	—	422	100.00–119.00	107.78
2	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
2	—	583	117.00	117.00
2	—	740	97.00–100.00	98.49
3	—	635	82.00–109.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	337	122.00–139.00	129.39
8	—	373	129.00–143.00	133.34
28	—	531	115.00–130.00	125.66
1	—	975	92.00	92.00
4	—	722	101.00–115.00	111.56
3	—	618	110.00–117.00	112.99
2	—	795	98.00	98.00
3	—	272	117.50–145.00	127.18
16	—	664	101.00–123.50	115.18
20	—	465	110.00–133.00	127.12
21	—	574	106.00–130.00	122.86
12	—	415	120.00–135.00	131.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	641	110.00–122.00	118.67
10	—	377	110.00–120.00	116.39
6	—	424	110.00–122.00	116.54
12	—	473	107.00–130.00	121.52
6	—	537	107.00–121.00	117.73
10	—	769	105.00–113.00	111.20
36	—	720	102.00–117.00	115.61
2	—	318	115.00–120.00	117.40
28	—	679	105.00–121.00	116.54
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
19	—	570	105.00–120.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	140.00–144.00	141.63
1	—	770	91.00	91.00
6	—	526	123.00–132.00	127.74
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
7	—	711	107.00–115.00	113.87
1	—	1,075	70.00	70.00
3	—	420	130.00–165.00	146.85
18	—	574	110.00–130.00	122.66
3	—	383	115.00–142.00	132.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
1	—	510	85.00	85.00
1	—	910	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	665	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,508	725.00–850.00	794.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	988	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,168	625.00–1,025.00	791.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	410.00	410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	700.00–825.00	750.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	675.00–875.00	786.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,381	600.00–810.00	753.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,061	600.00–700.00	665.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	700.00–1,050.00	836.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	925	550.00–985.00	916.63
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	857	600.00–925.00	826.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	923	875.00–925.00	892.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,746	65.00–85.00	75.28
29	—	1,688	44.00–91.00	74.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,454	108.00	108.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	965	10.00–26.00	18.72
104	—	1,128	21.50–65.00	43.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	29.00	29.00
159	—	1,297	34.00–73.00	50.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	61.00–83.00	68.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,491	41.00–64.00	55.40
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,359	105.50	105.50
44	—	1,305	103.00–108.00	105.05
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	82.00	82.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the West Virginia barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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