West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 148 priced lines covering 632 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 512 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 206 head. replacement cattle receipts at 48 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 930Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 137Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 31Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	657	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	245.00–285.00	257.39
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
4	300–350	330	285.00–302.50	292.53
14	350–400	378	275.00–314.00	298.02
18	400–450	431	280.00–308.00	286.50
15	450–500	474	270.00–305.00	278.16
14	500–550	522	260.00–275.00	269.56
16	550–600	556	247.50–267.00	259.80
16	600–650	626	230.00–265.00	248.08
5	650–700	690	213.00–225.00	215.36
1	1050–1100	1,080	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	377	319.00–322.00	321.22
3	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	425	245.00–255.00	249.88
3	450–500	468	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	527	220.00–235.00	230.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	520	182.50	182.50
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	235.00–257.50	245.50
2	350–400	380	245.00–267.50	256.25
9	400–450	418	217.50–262.50	243.54
13	450–500	471	215.00–267.50	244.96
8	500–550	514	205.00–255.00	231.17
9	550–600	574	230.00–251.00	239.93
6	600–650	625	185.00–235.00	215.65
4	650–700	673	177.50–238.00	204.73
2	700–750	730	192.50	192.50
4	750–800	774	150.00–175.00	156.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	342.50–347.50	344.86
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	378	325.00–342.50	334.84
10	400–450	426	300.00–322.50	311.60
9	450–500	479	300.00–315.00	307.88
20	500–550	520	282.50–320.00	308.43
5	550–600	567	305.00–307.50	306.50
4	600–650	604	300.00–306.00	303.99
5	650–700	697	270.00–276.00	274.81
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	780	210.00–250.00	239.81
2	800–850	832	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	985	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	438	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	675	276.00	276.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	390	270.00–300.00	292.79
2	450–500	470	243.00–245.00	244.00
1	500–550	520	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–280.00	276.77
2	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	508	225.00–275.00	253.26
2	650–700	658	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	315	300.00–305.00	302.50
3	350–400	373	265.00–282.50	270.70
3	400–450	407	250.00–265.00	259.08
2	450–500	492	272.00	272.00
5	500–550	536	225.00–250.00	240.47
3	550–600	570	220.00–250.00	238.27
3	600–650	615	210.00–237.00	227.80
2	650–700	668	210.00–220.00	215.06
2	700–750	738	180.00	180.00
3	750–800	785	165.00–177.50	172.51
1	800–850	810	147.50	147.50
1	900–950	935	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	280	287.50–335.00	319.43
10	300–350	327	295.00–340.00	315.31
2	350–400	375	325.00–327.50	326.22
3	400–450	423	292.50–307.50	301.74
8	450–500	460	280.00–310.00	299.91
6	500–550	532	235.00–291.00	265.80
3	550–600	585	260.00–287.50	275.03
10	600–650	626	240.00–300.00	258.08
1	700–750	735	187.50	187.50
1	850–900	860	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	871	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	113.00–131.00	124.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,304	120.00–137.00	129.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,000.00–1,735.00	1,449.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,285	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,470.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,453	1,550.00–1,885.00	1,737.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	111.00	111.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,593.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,111	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,632.34
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,244.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,683	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,226.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,413	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,139.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	90.00–95.00	91.76
36	—	1,300	100.00–131.00	115.12
13	—	1,282	126.50–144.00	133.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,572	108.50–113.00	111.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	117.50–124.00	119.59
21	—	1,128	78.00–115.00	105.37
3	—	1,075	55.00–85.00	69.41
10	—	1,086	86.00–95.00	90.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,405	179.50–180.50	179.85
3	—	1,347	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,323	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	151.00–167.00	157.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	175.00–177.50	176.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,495	177.00–183.00	180.76
1	—	1,516	190.00	190.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	145.00–155.00	150.22
Steers — Choice · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	177.00	177.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,589	180.00–185.00	182.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,639	118.00–165.00	147.36
2	—	2,095	159.00–161.00	159.97
2	—	1,595	142.00–146.00	143.90
1	—	1,990	110.00	110.00

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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