West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 171 priced lines covering 1,053 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,016 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 117 head. replacement cattle receipts at 107 head. Counted as USDA files them — 60 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,155Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 252Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 86Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	275.00–350.00	305.16
11	400–450	417	272.50–320.00	309.05
9	450–500	479	255.00–317.50	293.47
7	500–550	515	237.50–327.50	289.50
17	550–600	567	265.00–311.00	304.35
6	600–650	630	250.00–257.00	253.44
9	650–700	650	292.00	292.00
13	700–750	740	190.00–245.00	237.86
2	750–800	785	185.00–195.00	189.94
3	800–850	833	209.00	209.00
2	950–1000	953	191.00	191.00
5	1000–1050	1,022	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	588	310.00	310.00
17	600–650	610	277.00–307.00	297.80
32	650–700	683	280.00–304.00	298.03
13	700–750	717	241.00–251.00	244.08
14	750–800	758	245.00	245.00
10	800–850	822	226.00	226.00
48	850–900	860	225.50–226.00	225.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	619	220.00–250.00	238.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	737	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	423	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	518	265.00–277.50	271.46
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	657	200.00–252.50	231.73
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	656	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	262.50–322.50	307.37
18	450–500	487	320.00–327.50	324.49
17	500–550	535	308.00–337.50	330.88
26	550–600	570	230.00–317.50	300.24
13	600–650	635	267.50–291.00	288.16
5	650–700	665	269.00–275.00	273.80
6	700–750	732	229.00–244.00	240.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	489	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	557	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	315.00–332.50	326.77
10	400–450	428	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	475	260.00–337.50	321.84
8	550–600	571	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	623	230.00	230.00
9	650–700	656	304.50	304.50
6	700–750	748	234.00	234.00
10	800–850	842	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	762	192.50–200.00	197.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	487	232.50	232.50
8	500–550	524	245.00	245.00
12	550–600	588	239.00	239.00
29	600–650	623	236.00–244.00	239.13
37	700–750	724	202.00–220.00	213.57
12	850–900	893	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	480	210.00–225.00	217.73
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	242.50–255.00	249.77
6	350–400	372	200.00–275.00	261.66
10	400–450	433	235.00–261.00	245.34
5	450–500	458	235.00–255.00	250.80
16	500–550	510	230.00–247.50	236.84
14	550–600	555	225.00–239.00	231.00
14	650–700	654	173.00–228.00	220.71
2	700–750	718	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	252.50	252.50
9	350–400	386	272.00–301.00	287.98
4	400–450	425	215.00–274.00	248.83
3	450–500	480	242.50–250.00	247.10
6	500–550	517	230.00–243.00	236.43
2	550–600	575	236.00–237.50	236.74
1	600–650	610	223.00	223.00
7	700–750	715	185.00–216.00	211.48
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	727	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	250.00	250.00
15	450–500	492	237.50–242.50	238.14
7	550–600	568	235.00	235.00
11	600–650	641	190.00–229.00	220.27
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
6	750–800	764	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	435	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	230.00–235.00	231.32
10	450–500	464	200.00–225.00	217.57
7	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	643	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	261.00–282.50	272.25
2	350–400	360	155.00–210.00	182.88
1	400–450	400	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	562	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	818	181.00–188.00	184.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00	300.00
10	350–400	383	185.00–295.00	270.00
19	400–450	426	282.50–313.00	299.76
19	450–500	471	254.00–316.00	294.18
16	500–550	529	235.00–297.00	269.26
3	550–600	568	190.00–260.00	235.73
6	600–650	617	212.50–234.00	220.00
3	700–750	725	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
4	450–500	470	202.50–260.00	246.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	480	225.00–250.00	237.89
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	165.00	165.00
1	350–400	370	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	289.00	289.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,326	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,341.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,271	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,151.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	1,910.00–3,200.00	2,536.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,145.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,299.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,238	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,236.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,436.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,980.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,305	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,340.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,472.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,777.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,197	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,640.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,304	2,075.00–2,550.00	2,311.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,409.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537.27
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,670.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	125.00–130.00	128.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	123.00–125.00	123.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	2,310.00	2,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,240	107.00–137.00	128.07
12	—	1,270	125.50–145.00	135.12
5	—	1,260	100.00–127.00	116.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	57.00	57.00
14	—	1,018	83.00–134.00	117.50
6	—	1,109	130.50–143.00	137.15
12	—	1,004	64.00–116.00	99.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	124.00–139.00	131.31
5	—	1,486	85.00–129.50	115.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	164.00–171.00	168.24
4	—	1,606	132.00–154.00	145.27
8	—	1,457	137.50–160.00	150.69

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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