West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 268 priced lines covering 2,394 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,510 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 153 head. replacement cattle receipts at 125 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,510Last week 2,763Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 179Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 116Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	508	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	225.00–230.00	227.44
2	350–400	370	260.00–262.50	261.25
2	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	469	220.00–272.00	261.35
5	500–550	537	225.00–250.00	239.67
5	550–600	561	230.00–240.00	235.45
2	600–650	615	185.00–190.00	187.44
3	650–700	665	170.00–190.00	180.08
2	700–750	703	194.00	194.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	525	205.00–250.00	234.87
2	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	610	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	745	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	260.00–272.50	264.18
7	350–400	385	265.00–277.50	270.33
22	400–450	428	255.00–272.50	266.89
20	450–500	470	259.00–275.00	266.32
10	500–550	521	237.50–270.00	257.26
14	550–600	560	230.00–242.50	238.14
3	600–650	612	210.00–220.00	216.57
3	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
12	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	809	175.00–214.00	209.00
1	850–900	885	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	275.00–285.00	280.14
10	300–350	328	220.00–285.00	261.69
12	350–400	368	230.00–280.00	264.85
35	400–450	423	210.00–270.00	250.68
38	450–500	478	230.00–265.00	249.05
77	500–550	511	215.00–259.00	249.91
42	550–600	564	225.00–259.00	253.22
44	600–650	635	185.00–249.00	241.58
14	650–700	667	211.00–242.50	235.41
26	700–750	720	182.50–230.00	201.42
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
5	850–900	893	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	272.50–285.00	283.97
7	400–450	428	271.00–285.00	274.22
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	217.50	217.50
5	300–350	316	227.50–237.50	235.51
20	350–400	365	200.00–272.00	248.17
46	400–450	426	200.00–278.00	256.83
71	450–500	479	170.00–285.00	259.78
55	500–550	525	205.00–273.00	252.21
58	550–600	569	200.00–261.00	252.53
39	600–650	635	187.00–252.00	240.36
24	650–700	665	167.50–236.00	216.24
17	700–750	730	170.00–232.00	208.72
6	750–800	778	192.50–209.00	196.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	372	262.00	262.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
10	450–500	469	260.00	260.00
9	500–550	531	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	835	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	481	259.00–270.00	266.16
17	500–550	537	245.00–270.00	260.69
64	550–600	577	242.50–277.50	267.31
25	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	226.59
16	650–700	668	215.00–225.00	221.45
35	700–750	743	200.00–231.00	205.29
4	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
14	850–900	853	187.50–205.00	203.70
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
4	550–600	562	200.00–210.00	202.63
1	800–850	835	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	985	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	640	220.00–240.00	229.92
2	700–750	718	214.00	214.00
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	900	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	275.00–315.00	287.74
7	300–350	320	275.00–315.00	301.14
12	350–400	376	285.00–330.00	304.45
15	400–450	425	260.00–340.00	295.64
9	450–500	474	220.00–300.00	268.24
10	500–550	518	245.00–280.00	259.91
5	550–600	581	236.00–255.00	243.59
6	600–650	622	220.00–247.50	232.95
2	650–700	663	212.80–225.00	218.78
2	700–750	723	155.00–197.50	176.03
2	750–800	780	160.00–170.00	164.90
1	850–900	860	172.00	172.00
4	900–950	921	180.00–185.00	182.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	295.00–300.00	297.64
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
8	350–400	381	220.00–300.00	251.22
4	400–450	421	215.00–275.00	258.51
6	500–550	520	215.00–230.00	224.08
8	550–600	573	180.00–220.00	203.56
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	665	165.00–210.00	193.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	580	247.50–252.50	249.18
1	650–700	685	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	930	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	284.00	284.00
2	650–700	678	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	855	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	270.00–310.00	288.16
3	350–400	370	285.00–290.00	288.27
24	400–450	425	290.00–337.00	323.67
13	450–500	480	270.00–325.00	310.71
8	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	308.35
2	550–600	585	285.00–286.00	285.50
13	600–650	643	270.00–306.00	298.18
5	650–700	675	271.00–276.00	273.42
5	700–750	733	239.00–257.00	253.44
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	808	205.00–225.00	215.03
22	850–900	871	209.00–227.00	219.03
1	1050–1100	1,060	175.00	175.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	753	220.00–232.50	226.27
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	643	210.00–215.00	212.49
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	342	272.50	272.50
5	350–400	389	260.00–325.00	295.05
23	400–450	435	280.00–332.00	322.53
19	450–500	488	280.00–334.00	322.18
54	500–550	525	265.00–329.00	312.78
60	550–600	572	245.00–325.00	305.90
58	600–650	636	271.00–318.00	306.51
24	650–700	666	240.00–312.00	301.82
33	700–750	736	223.00–277.00	245.72
9	750–800	788	205.00–216.00	208.46
48	800–850	826	185.00–235.00	227.21
3	850–900	880	217.50–218.00	217.84
9	900–950	925	190.00–217.00	212.09
6	1000–1050	1,010	170.00–217.00	195.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	332.00	332.00
8	350–400	395	329.00–360.00	332.88
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
13	450–500	455	316.00	316.00
10	600–650	610	284.50–300.00	287.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	430	307.50–325.00	321.54
4	450–500	460	337.00	337.00
2	500–550	524	300.00	300.00
13	550–600	578	282.50–320.00	304.95
27	600–650	618	285.00–311.00	302.59
52	650–700	688	278.00–299.00	287.08
20	700–750	722	280.00–286.00	283.73
12	750–800	781	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	612	239.00–252.50	249.81
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	260.00–272.50	265.69
2	350–400	360	220.00–237.50	228.51
6	400–450	426	232.50–322.50	291.57
36	450–500	489	235.00–345.00	328.33
12	500–550	530	310.00–340.00	328.48
46	550–600	570	230.00–332.50	312.68
14	600–650	620	220.00–310.00	271.96
39	650–700	669	235.00–300.00	283.82
6	700–750	720	222.00–250.00	231.62
17	750–800	777	200.00–245.00	227.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	409	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	510	265.00–325.00	318.46
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	755	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	137.50–149.00	143.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,043	61.00–104.00	86.25
27	—	1,138	92.50–120.00	108.60
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
5	—	956	108.00–119.00	113.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	131.00	131.00
11	—	1,645	110.00–127.00	117.13
3	—	1,605	100.00–114.00	106.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,282	99.00–130.00	122.61
17	—	1,284	116.00–134.00	127.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,746	130.00–169.00	151.26
14	—	1,757	135.00–162.00	152.11
1	—	1,380	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,940	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,650	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	119.00–126.00	122.61

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,159	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,486.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	115.50	115.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,230	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,846.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,094	111.00–127.50	119.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	946	675.00–2,075.00	1,501.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,061	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,562.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,248	117.00–126.50	123.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	973	850.00–1,500.00	1,337.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	128.00	128.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	114.00–127.00	119.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,025	825.00–1,725.00	1,435.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,365	1,375.00–3,150.00	2,272.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,163	83.00–131.00	117.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,097	90.00–130.00	117.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	939	122.00–156.00	133.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,312	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,196.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,388	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,084.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,055.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,152.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,801.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,465.36
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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