West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 208 priced lines covering 2,235 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,429 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 521 head. replacement cattle receipts at 82 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,429Last week 2,390Year ago 2,786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 521Last week 425Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 153Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	416	145.00–210.00	192.11
19	—	529	155.00–199.00	185.69
32	—	568	150.00–201.00	181.86
14	—	329	150.00–220.00	194.37
8	—	667	140.00–174.00	155.42
2	—	270	129.00–160.00	143.93
3	—	722	120.00–150.00	133.28
24	—	367	142.50–220.00	181.72
2	—	242	160.00	160.00
52	—	470	135.00–200.00	190.63
20	—	631	150.00–185.00	175.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	190.00–204.00	201.80
7	—	626	200.00–215.00	204.11
1	—	925	160.00	160.00
16	—	525	200.00–225.00	214.30
55	—	707	170.00–221.00	217.44
5	—	836	190.00–200.00	198.05
3	—	472	202.00	202.00
10	—	790	190.00–200.00	199.03
5	—	436	202.50–205.00	204.03
3	—	355	214.00	214.00
15	—	565	182.00–215.00	209.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
6	—	641	184.00	184.00
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
2	—	568	160.00	160.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,050	102.00	102.00
1	—	650	184.00	184.00
4	—	462	110.00–156.00	143.81
7	—	366	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	530	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	219.00	219.00
5	—	544	220.00	220.00
5	—	430	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	635	167.00–227.50	225.56
16	—	428	215.00	215.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
48	—	566	180.00–230.00	228.59
4	—	365	170.00–190.00	184.59
36	—	498	200.00–201.00	200.95
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	446	179.00	179.00
3	—	565	172.50	172.50
9	—	353	165.00	165.00
3	—	665	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	427	205.00–230.00	215.56
9	—	282	220.00–230.00	221.16
60	—	470	192.50–220.00	208.20
4	—	675	175.00–190.00	178.70
60	—	528	181.00–215.00	202.89
2	—	805	160.00	160.00
24	—	638	180.00–190.00	189.18
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
3	—	760	137.00–200.00	160.55
15	—	367	200.00–224.00	214.86
59	—	565	185.00–200.00	194.56
9	—	341	200.00–235.00	213.85
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	151.00–183.00	164.10
4	—	574	174.00–192.00	182.87
2	—	667	185.00	185.00
2	—	462	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	220.00	220.00
6	—	535	255.00	255.00
2	—	473	247.50	247.50
1	—	675	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	664	217.00–255.00	247.21
1	—	995	164.00	164.00
14	—	427	220.00–270.00	246.64
36	—	464	230.00–261.00	255.06
45	—	633	197.50–235.00	220.54
17	—	379	225.00–285.00	246.73
7	—	285	230.00–277.50	256.20
3	—	322	255.00–260.00	258.37
23	—	725	170.00–220.00	208.59
37	—	531	211.00–240.00	234.09
87	—	578	210.00–256.00	236.15
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	745	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
15	—	529	267.50	267.50
1	—	865	192.50	192.50
5	—	433	275.00	275.00
11	—	480	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	264.00	264.00
6	—	437	251.00	251.00
6	—	567	232.50–244.00	240.22
6	—	675	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	202.50	202.50
2	—	238	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	167.50–220.00	196.63
27	—	471	160.00–257.50	231.96
5	—	368	175.00–237.00	209.85
17	—	531	150.00–225.00	216.01
5	—	840	140.00–180.00	172.24
5	—	277	185.00–217.50	205.76
2	—	730	150.00–155.00	152.45
5	—	671	150.00–220.00	190.39
9	—	422	180.00–250.00	222.66
16	—	571	180.00–239.00	212.71
10	—	628	183.00–211.00	196.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	245.00	245.00
3	—	485	254.00	254.00
8	—	783	225.00–235.00	233.75
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,070	180.00	180.00
9	—	719	220.00–242.00	236.16
4	—	895	215.00	215.00
4	—	942	219.00	219.00
20	—	562	235.00–255.00	244.75
5	—	816	225.00–233.00	228.14
15	—	666	235.00–250.00	244.91
17	—	626	230.00–245.00	236.18
4	—	297	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	202.50	202.50
4	—	666	200.00	200.00
5	—	431	220.00	220.00
2	—	758	185.00	185.00
2	—	593	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	180.00–230.00	204.76
16	—	435	210.00–262.50	234.68
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
23	—	477	210.00–245.00	227.95
9	—	365	220.00–267.50	230.82
6	—	317	210.00–262.50	239.83
19	—	527	170.00–235.00	202.50
1	—	830	135.00	135.00
9	—	672	170.00–200.00	181.52
15	—	573	185.00–220.00	202.26
2	—	285	245.00–267.50	255.86
1	—	955	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
4	—	773	147.50–165.00	156.33
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	130.00–215.00	185.91
9	—	370	160.00–215.00	197.09
7	—	466	150.00–217.50	179.26
1	—	665	152.50	152.50
3	—	228	207.50	207.50
10	—	526	132.50–211.00	173.58
2	—	263	240.00–241.00	240.51
3	—	753	111.00–150.00	124.03
12	—	617	114.00–190.00	149.63
10	—	567	142.50–192.50	162.45
8	—	418	142.50–202.50	169.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	207.50–220.00	218.52
1	—	1,200	102.00	102.00
4	—	692	160.00–180.00	165.02
4	—	809	140.00–162.50	150.59
18	—	537	180.00–220.00	209.68
2	—	725	165.00–182.50	173.69
3	—	331	246.00	246.00
2	—	600	180.00	180.00
10	—	440	190.00–230.00	205.77
3	—	355	195.00	195.00
2	—	558	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,297	900.00–2,000.00	1,291.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,024	850.00–1,600.00	1,251.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	986	925.00–1,200.00	1,043.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,212	700.00–2,000.00	1,311.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,346	750.00–1,410.00	1,193.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,240.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	800.00–1,600.00	1,283.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,475	85.00	85.00
12	—	1,735	104.00–128.00	118.48
20	—	1,801	77.00–135.00	117.27
9	—	1,139	90.00–110.00	97.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	92.00–120.00	106.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	100.00–108.00	101.63
2	—	1,458	83.50–84.00	83.71
30	—	1,576	78.00–106.00	90.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,372	91.00–111.00	97.49
11	—	1,245	70.00–83.00	79.03
85	—	1,308	64.00–96.00	85.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	965	40.00–60.00	49.50
95	—	1,186	48.00–93.50	73.62
8	—	1,124	80.00–91.00	84.30
19	—	1,034	31.00–80.00	62.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	32.00	32.00
Heifers — Standard · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,248	160.00–161.00	160.51
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,100	112.50–130.00	120.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	175.00–178.00	176.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,544	173.00–182.00	178.65
3	—	1,297	135.00–147.00	141.03
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	176.00	176.00
43	—	1,585	174.00–184.00	182.15
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	160.00	160.00

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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