West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 217 priced lines covering 1,070 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,155 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 252 head. replacement cattle receipts at 86 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 512Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 206Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 48Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	250.00–305.00	284.74
1	300–350	325	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	487	195.00–242.00	223.69
5	550–600	590	180.00–202.50	196.63
4	600–650	613	190.00–290.00	249.61
8	650–700	666	166.00–185.00	181.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
14	350–400	375	195.00–250.00	238.43
4	400–450	414	175.00–225.00	203.02
6	450–500	472	200.00–255.00	234.45
5	550–600	558	210.00–250.00	240.04
2	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	868	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	868	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	647	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	437	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	578	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	255.00	255.00
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	263	295.00–300.00	298.42
2	300–350	333	195.00–275.00	234.10
13	350–400	373	230.00–300.00	281.85
10	400–450	414	210.00–282.50	260.03
12	450–500	475	244.00–270.00	259.14
10	500–550	521	224.00–245.00	236.95
15	550–600	567	220.00–250.00	237.61
3	600–650	636	210.00–224.00	214.66
7	650–700	661	190.00–206.00	203.32
2	700–750	718	183.00–185.00	183.98
1	1000–1050	1,020	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	525	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	225.00–255.00	238.89
14	350–400	369	230.00–255.00	251.57
5	400–450	418	255.00–260.00	257.92
10	450–500	471	230.00–270.00	249.46
16	500–550	525	250.00–260.00	257.87
10	550–600	565	237.50–267.50	257.05
17	600–650	613	215.00–255.00	239.28
4	650–700	654	230.00–245.00	239.27
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	680	130.00–162.50	146.37
Heifers — Medium 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	373	265.00–290.00	276.91
1	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	500	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	575	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	630	202.50	202.50
2	650–700	687	196.00	196.00
1	700–750	700	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
2	800–850	832	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	440	262.50–286.00	274.12
3	450–500	480	252.50–299.00	269.53
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	427	282.50–290.00	285.01
5	450–500	467	240.00–290.00	275.97
9	500–550	534	205.00–280.00	262.13
8	550–600	578	272.50–295.00	285.25
4	600–650	629	205.00–273.00	244.27
15	650–700	672	255.00–272.00	262.94
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	240.00–330.00	278.46
8	350–400	367	240.00–315.00	296.32
5	400–450	421	287.00–320.00	309.20
7	450–500	477	310.00–327.00	316.06
3	500–550	517	280.00–313.00	299.03
2	550–600	585	227.50–300.00	263.13
6	600–650	622	287.00–297.00	295.39
6	650–700	675	215.00–290.00	230.36
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	758	239.00–250.00	244.48
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	943	155.00–179.00	166.97
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	450	216.00	216.00
2	500–550	542	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	665	182.50	182.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	255.00–312.50	285.01
9	350–400	391	280.00–370.00	352.47
18	400–450	427	250.00–368.00	344.52
22	450–500	473	250.00–345.00	313.49
36	500–550	528	250.00–325.00	311.43
57	550–600	573	295.00–332.50	317.49
11	600–650	630	275.00–285.00	282.50
12	650–700	672	250.00–275.00	267.51
2	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
23	600–650	628	290.00–327.50	320.56
2	700–750	717	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
12	600–650	614	185.00–280.00	265.46
14	650–700	684	276.00	276.00
5	700–750	748	234.00	234.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	525	313.00	313.00
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	266.00	266.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	750	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	840	156.00	156.00
1	850–900	865	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	428	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	545	220.00–280.00	265.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	696	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	215.00	215.00
3	250–300	287	300.00–310.00	306.57
4	300–350	312	290.00–325.00	308.08
3	350–400	383	267.50–310.00	282.92
5	400–450	424	290.00–312.50	302.61
9	450–500	474	275.00–305.00	293.00
5	500–550	518	240.00–302.00	277.82
4	550–600	559	275.00–285.00	279.99
3	600–650	623	224.00–250.00	241.24
2	650–700	660	254.00–262.50	258.31
3	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	800	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	895	161.00	161.00
1	900–950	930	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	473	270.00–310.00	297.04
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	485	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	440	240.00–260.00	246.52
1	500–550	525	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	855	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	895	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,750	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,234	2,300.00–3,350.00	2,706.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,249	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,215.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,111	1,850.00–3,400.00	2,540.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,019.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,234	1,275.00–1,860.00	1,640.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,456	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,827.37
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,035.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,043	80.00–129.00	110.72
12	—	1,000	92.00–104.00	97.08
3	—	940	35.00–77.00	53.99
13	—	1,126	112.00–140.00	129.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	153.00–165.00	160.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	93.00	93.00
30	—	1,386	124.00–140.00	131.67
20	—	1,337	103.00–130.00	121.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	117.00–121.00	119.17
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,665	183.00–190.00	186.46
21	—	1,625	184.00–189.00	186.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,265	146.00	146.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	161.00–180.00	171.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,486	174.00–184.00	178.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,359	177.00–180.00	177.65
4	—	1,328	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,715	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,665	162.00–179.00	167.29
21	—	1,543	134.00–160.00	144.78

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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