West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 237 priced lines covering 2,787 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,763 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 179 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,763Last week 1,016Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 117Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 107Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,490	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,416	135.00–164.00	149.53
15	—	1,779	123.00–169.00	150.17
1	—	1,545	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,086	75.00–107.00	96.90
4	—	1,061	115.00–127.00	119.72
21	—	1,123	63.00–124.00	105.38
2	—	1,090	56.00–60.00	58.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,255	125.00–145.00	132.08
1	—	1,280	51.00	51.00
27	—	1,349	97.00–134.00	120.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	117.00–137.00	125.70
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	71.00	71.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	158.00	158.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,611	182.00–185.50	184.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	122.00–170.00	153.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	192.50–255.00	242.48
18	450–500	456	257.00–263.00	260.69
21	500–550	540	253.00–262.00	257.23
62	550–600	577	250.00–256.00	252.98
23	600–650	647	215.00–231.00	216.35
41	650–700	665	236.00–240.00	237.14
98	700–750	710	215.00–236.00	232.13
63	750–800	769	205.00–224.00	211.09
4	800–850	836	197.00	197.00
2	900–950	948	192.00	192.00
27	950–1000	974	185.00–191.00	186.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	321	280.00–295.00	287.47
2	350–400	355	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	430	255.00–262.50	257.47
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	606	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	250.00	250.00
30	300–350	342	217.50–255.00	252.14
9	350–400	384	200.00–247.00	230.28
35	400–450	418	210.00–262.00	255.50
47	450–500	487	200.00–256.00	252.04
7	500–550	529	237.50–245.00	242.42
40	550–600	564	204.00–247.00	241.98
41	600–650	636	170.00–230.00	220.22
9	650–700	672	180.00–185.00	182.22
13	700–750	734	147.50–203.00	193.31
3	750–800	753	189.00–205.00	199.69
5	800–850	838	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	850	167.50	167.50
1	900–950	935	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	182.50	182.50
2	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	628	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	523	172.50–210.00	197.82
2	550–600	563	227.50–240.00	233.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	327	235.00–280.00	249.23
7	350–400	371	265.00–278.00	272.31
41	400–450	429	255.00–274.00	258.36
88	450–500	485	228.00–280.00	259.60
13	500–550	521	250.00–275.00	264.37
11	550–600	573	256.00–269.50	268.25
11	600–650	612	218.00–263.00	256.65
51	650–700	652	212.50–236.00	235.12
4	700–750	706	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	120.00	120.00
1	350–400	375	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	438	252.50	252.50
16	450–500	488	235.00–262.00	253.86
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
32	550–600	563	220.00–249.00	247.40
9	600–650	614	200.00–220.00	208.68
8	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
19	700–750	748	202.00	202.00
10	850–900	872	200.50	200.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
20	500–550	538	180.00–248.00	244.68
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
4	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	322.50	322.50
7	500–550	533	226.00–285.00	277.01
43	550–600	578	292.00–312.50	297.74
58	600–650	630	305.00–309.00	307.68
51	650–700	669	261.00–310.00	280.74
58	700–750	729	208.00–285.00	250.51
90	750–800	768	242.00–270.00	261.62
101	800–850	840	215.00–233.00	218.51
75	850–900	866	210.00–229.00	225.62
79	900–950	916	206.00–214.00	208.61
19	1000–1050	1,012	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	361	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	415	322.00	322.00
2	450–500	482	307.50	307.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	568	262.50	262.50
4	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	590	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	624	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	317.50–335.00	323.25
15	350–400	381	275.00–317.50	310.20
13	400–450	428	282.50–315.00	297.73
54	450–500	477	265.00–320.00	309.99
23	500–550	517	277.50–319.00	301.05
55	550–600	571	277.50–309.00	299.95
17	600–650	628	275.00–289.00	280.66
32	650–700	663	245.00–291.00	276.56
7	700–750	725	247.00–266.00	253.00
1	750–800	785	242.00	242.00
17	800–850	836	177.50–236.00	221.91
3	1050–1100	1,078	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
16	400–450	413	322.50	322.50
19	450–500	492	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	523	287.50	287.50
40	550–600	561	240.00–321.00	310.79
42	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
38	750–800	751	235.00–253.00	236.43
1	800–850	800	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	762	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	532	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	657	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	582	292.50	292.50
3	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
11	300–350	331	250.00–300.00	295.74
33	400–450	418	220.00–297.50	292.40
50	450–500	485	242.50–327.50	315.27
4	500–550	516	235.00–276.00	262.17
42	550–600	564	248.00–301.00	296.57
10	600–650	635	242.50–250.00	248.03
54	650–700	659	252.00–270.00	266.14
16	700–750	738	247.00	247.00
24	750–800	761	212.00	212.00
3	800–850	845	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	285.00–292.50	287.84
2	400–450	423	225.00	225.00
30	450–500	466	254.00–280.00	264.09
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	571	277.50	277.50
3	600–650	622	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	458	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
8	600–650	637	200.00–235.00	229.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	387	257.50–285.00	270.71
1	400–450	400	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	473	260.00–265.00	262.51
9	500–550	529	200.00–262.00	238.98
4	550–600	575	190.00–242.50	221.91
7	600–650	620	192.50–230.00	218.45
3	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	282.50–292.50	285.98
6	400–450	443	277.50–300.00	281.67
6	450–500	476	277.50–298.00	282.79
3	500–550	503	262.50–291.00	278.69
4	550–600	586	237.50–274.00	257.50
3	600–650	626	212.00–256.00	226.87
2	750–800	765	180.00–186.00	182.94
1	850–900	865	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	302	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	280.00–307.50	289.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	120.00	120.00
1	450–500	495	117.50	117.50

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)	2	—	1,158	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,419.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,822.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	128.00–135.00	131.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,600.00–1,885.00	1,767.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,755	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,513.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	825.00–875.00	849.70
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,760	2,825.00	2,825.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,298	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,170.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,250	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,740.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,772.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,108	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,859.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,666.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,287	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,585.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,245	125.00–146.00	134.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	110.00–125.00	117.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	75.00–150.00	127.48
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	126.00–130.00	128.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	139.00	139.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	116.00	116.00

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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