West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 343 priced lines covering 3,893 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,202 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 346 head. replacement cattle receipts at 47 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,202Last week 1,479Year ago 2,786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 269Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 80Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
2	—	415	205.00–207.50	206.30
3	—	520	211.00–222.50	215.32
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
2	—	418	162.50–170.00	166.18
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	689	228.00	228.00
9	—	621	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	242.00	242.00
15	—	576	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	214.00–234.00	221.19
59	—	428	215.00–238.00	227.78
37	—	378	215.00–237.50	228.70
1	—	665	188.00	188.00
1	—	235	240.00	240.00
1	—	850	163.00	163.00
2	—	630	207.00	207.00
2	—	738	170.00–180.00	174.95
17	—	580	211.00–232.50	216.84
39	—	468	210.00–236.00	224.66
1	—	775	157.50	157.50
14	—	320	220.00–240.00	229.75
11	—	275	235.00–245.00	239.38
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	209.00	209.00
4	—	481	210.00–215.00	211.23
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
3	—	532	212.50	212.50
2	—	370	200.00–203.00	201.42
Heifers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	240.00	240.00
1	—	635	234.00	234.00
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	731	180.00–210.00	200.20
281	—	474	185.00–230.00	215.93
162	—	535	182.50–225.00	218.60
6	—	784	187.50–220.00	205.88
14	—	325	200.00–252.50	226.40
1	—	890	190.00	190.00
10	—	813	180.00–218.00	214.10
108	—	412	204.00–245.00	225.45
13	—	366	200.00–225.00	212.77
2	—	1,007	150.00	150.00
45	—	672	170.00–230.00	216.66
113	—	565	162.50–230.00	215.47
4	—	275	190.00–212.00	200.99
1	—	920	185.00	185.00
62	—	623	185.00–219.00	211.31
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	192.50–207.50	200.54
7	—	420	180.00–200.00	191.20
5	—	272	192.50–200.00	198.00
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
5	—	476	180.00–200.00	187.13
3	—	878	167.50–177.00	172.79
6	—	582	177.50–207.50	194.19
2	—	188	175.00–185.00	179.80
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
5	—	615	170.00–187.50	178.48
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
5	—	369	175.00–190.00	186.08
8	—	669	186.00–210.00	195.23
3	—	723	150.00–191.00	165.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	229.00	229.00
3	—	375	207.00–222.00	216.93
3	—	616	219.00	219.00
9	—	433	233.00–240.00	236.78
9	—	565	214.00–222.00	217.57
9	—	690	224.00	224.00
5	—	458	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	135.00–150.00	142.32
1	—	560	152.50	152.50
2	—	385	135.00–152.50	143.52
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	172.50–180.00	176.39
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
2	—	440	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	635	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	205.00–212.50	209.49
2	—	328	213.00–215.00	213.96
3	—	650	208.00	208.00
2	—	383	211.00–212.50	211.77
2	—	1,145	137.00	137.00
8	—	460	175.00–187.50	178.06
8	—	842	183.00	183.00
2	—	263	220.00	220.00
4	—	424	210.00–220.00	216.30
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	390	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
7	—	424	152.50–177.50	165.13
5	—	378	149.00–165.00	160.99
3	—	468	147.50–167.50	158.17
6	—	524	155.00–175.00	161.43
1	—	725	132.50	132.50
2	—	658	122.50–140.00	131.28
6	—	569	115.00–164.00	145.47
Heifers — Medium 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	167.50–227.50	197.96
25	—	536	165.00–200.00	186.60
80	—	466	155.00–216.00	213.31
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
32	—	424	200.00–218.00	217.39
87	—	382	200.00–241.00	231.28
12	—	326	209.00–238.00	227.40
4	—	618	160.00–222.50	178.30
28	—	561	160.00–220.00	203.24
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	287.50–289.00	287.99
4	—	306	300.00–305.00	301.33
6	—	371	292.50–302.50	298.97
2	—	255	310.00	310.00
4	—	666	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	162.50	162.50
7	—	423	180.00–195.00	184.17
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
2	—	520	150.00–167.50	158.58
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	925	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
3	—	688	137.50–145.00	140.01
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	393	220.00–290.00	287.77
55	—	467	230.00–265.00	263.08
16	—	679	180.00–243.00	224.23
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
12	—	571	200.00–215.00	212.88
38	—	338	160.00–300.00	292.18
11	—	645	182.50–210.00	203.95
2	—	725	200.00	200.00
36	—	424	225.00–280.00	271.90
15	—	522	190.00–246.00	227.55
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	260.00–290.00	275.53
15	—	516	220.00–268.00	254.35
4	—	734	222.50–228.00	223.86
5	—	773	215.00–237.50	226.52
2	—	660	220.00–237.50	228.88
42	—	475	247.50–270.00	260.50
7	—	375	250.00–275.00	265.01
10	—	424	255.00–280.00	266.58
9	—	632	210.00–254.00	242.74
1	—	205	267.50	267.50
2	—	815	200.00–210.00	204.91
1	—	960	173.00	173.00
18	—	558	225.00–252.50	234.93
4	—	276	265.00–272.50	268.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	564	212.50–260.00	241.37
278	—	525	230.00–275.00	251.41
1	—	910	220.00	220.00
10	—	335	220.00–275.00	255.95
257	—	474	210.00–300.00	279.38
50	—	715	197.50–250.00	231.54
20	—	675	217.50–250.00	229.42
4	—	281	200.00–280.00	244.98
1	—	980	200.00	200.00
5	—	814	207.50–243.00	228.44
198	—	623	220.00–257.00	239.81
5	—	779	200.00–240.00	227.97
7	—	376	247.00–290.00	257.91
80	—	410	230.00–300.00	286.32
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–157.50	152.09
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	225.00	225.00
1	—	640	240.00	240.00
1	—	710	221.00	221.00
3	—	668	200.00–202.50	200.82
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	215.00–225.00	219.96
4	—	577	200.00–222.50	205.65
1	—	625	152.50	152.50
1	—	420	206.00	206.00
1	—	800	165.00	165.00
1	—	690	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	200.00–202.50	201.26
1	—	545	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	273.00–274.00	273.57
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
1	—	520	237.50	237.50
1	—	380	242.50	242.50
5	—	427	230.00–242.50	238.42
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	210.00–227.50	220.01
1	—	860	160.00	160.00
3	—	930	162.50–187.00	179.10
1	—	740	157.50	157.50
4	—	375	210.00–235.00	220.02
10	—	476	205.00–230.00	221.98
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
9	—	617	207.50–225.00	212.00
2	—	293	220.00–240.00	229.91
7	—	434	175.00–225.00	206.63
6	—	573	200.00–222.50	213.10
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
7	—	331	222.50–235.00	227.76
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
2	—	385	195.00–200.00	197.56
1	—	650	205.00	205.00
2	—	882	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	932	188.00	188.00
18	—	575	250.00–257.00	253.75
19	—	485	250.00–267.00	259.76
18	—	514	252.50–261.00	258.93
4	—	381	320.00	320.00
21	—	648	253.00–255.00	254.43
3	—	415	257.50	257.50
6	—	755	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	241.00	241.00
2	—	490	240.00	240.00
2	—	445	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
4	—	524	143.00–165.00	155.21
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	295.00–297.50	295.61
4	—	327	290.00–305.00	293.96
2	—	280	280.00	280.00
1	—	240	295.00	295.00
1	—	400	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	152.50	152.50
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	142.50	142.50
2	—	592	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	187.50–215.00	201.19
3	—	380	180.00–240.00	199.75
3	—	825	148.00–150.00	149.00
5	—	530	190.00–222.50	205.95
8	—	616	192.50–201.00	199.38
2	—	668	187.50–190.00	188.74
1	—	230	235.00	235.00
2	—	305	245.00–250.00	247.54
1	—	870	152.50	152.50
3	—	413	235.00–236.00	235.67
5	—	474	210.00–222.50	214.85
3	—	775	162.00–175.00	169.61
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
1	—	760	153.00	153.00
2	—	705	130.00–153.00	141.50
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
2	—	663	165.00–180.00	172.47
3	—	530	178.00–197.50	184.62
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	371	260.00–285.00	273.63
2	—	200	260.00	260.00
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
10	—	471	235.00–257.50	242.83
2	—	338	280.00–287.50	283.78
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
8	—	562	220.00–237.50	229.54
1	—	160	275.00	275.00
3	—	276	257.50–300.00	286.41
7	—	432	242.50–270.00	258.40
2	—	607	215.00	215.00
9	—	523	210.00–234.00	224.22
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	208.00	208.00
1	—	875	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
4	—	469	232.50–235.00	234.35
1	—	545	222.00	222.00
1	—	375	262.50	262.50
2	—	570	155.00–200.00	176.71
Bulls — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	180.00–190.00	185.11
2	—	547	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
2	—	420	180.00–200.00	189.64
1	—	455	202.50	202.50
2	—	230	205.00–215.00	210.33
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	170.00–250.00	223.18
1	—	750	190.00	190.00
10	—	529	220.00–226.00	221.76
3	—	301	180.00–207.00	198.04
5	—	421	225.00–230.00	228.06
18	—	664	100.00–210.00	198.35
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
4	—	495	171.00–260.00	237.75
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	252.00	252.00
1	—	370	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	317	230.00–300.00	270.11
8	—	468	220.00–260.00	244.72
8	—	426	245.00–264.00	259.18
5	—	513	215.00–265.00	250.04
2	—	557	240.00	240.00
3	—	718	160.00	160.00
5	—	375	215.00–290.00	250.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,431	78.00–109.00	93.47
1	—	1,550	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,505	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,371	95.00–115.00	104.60
60	—	1,303	70.00–105.00	90.12
2	—	1,210	75.00–83.00	79.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	77.50–78.00	77.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,074	64.00–97.00	84.67
16	—	1,122	89.00–109.00	101.93
27	—	1,026	37.00–83.00	72.31
9	—	955	34.00–62.00	48.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	102.00–105.00	103.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	90.00–126.00	112.52
2	—	1,225	55.00–64.00	59.79
4	—	1,690	130.00–141.00	134.91
3	—	1,836	123.00–131.00	127.28
4	—	1,398	113.50–122.00	116.80
36	—	1,634	73.00–135.00	119.25
5	—	1,298	82.00–108.00	98.54
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	84.00–116.00	101.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	155.00–160.00	156.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	107.00–113.00	109.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	135.00–160.00	148.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,441.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	995	900.00–1,250.00	1,027.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	955.00–1,175.00	1,068.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,186.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,134	735.00–1,575.00	1,215.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,455.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136.48

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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