West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 129 priced lines covering 1,347 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,836 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 314 head. replacement cattle receipts at 163 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,836Last week 856Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 189Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 68Year 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	950–1000	975	166.00	166.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	157.00–165.00	161.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
7	250–300	285	260.00–295.00	275.99
13	300–350	329	237.50–278.00	266.99
25	350–400	375	245.00–289.00	270.24
24	400–450	421	225.00–297.00	260.64
46	450–500	480	227.50–270.00	254.46
28	500–550	522	217.50–258.00	235.43
61	550–600	587	220.00–246.00	236.96
18	600–650	619	220.00–243.00	229.62
69	650–700	688	235.00	235.00
7	700–750	729	198.00–201.00	200.30
5	750–800	778	187.00–224.00	216.77
6	800–850	810	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	565	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	220.00–275.00	244.51
5	350–400	384	225.00–260.00	246.05
13	400–450	418	200.00–258.00	224.58
11	450–500	468	195.00–250.00	215.75
7	500–550	518	160.00–250.00	218.92
4	550–600	578	207.50–229.00	214.75
4	600–650	624	202.50–210.00	204.33
12	650–700	670	150.00–222.50	181.13
2	800–850	812	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	232.78
4	600–650	648	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	275	280.00–315.00	298.14
11	300–350	333	275.00–315.00	295.40
30	350–400	383	270.00–319.00	301.56
18	400–450	423	250.00–315.00	291.52
19	450–500	469	250.00–313.00	298.12
33	500–550	521	232.50–320.00	277.32
22	550–600	560	237.50–304.00	275.15
105	600–650	640	210.00–271.00	265.81
22	650–700	679	225.00–259.00	248.62
76	700–750	746	231.00–254.00	252.21
3	750–800	782	233.00–237.00	235.66
8	800–850	832	212.50–257.00	228.47
4	850–900	861	222.50–227.00	224.74
110	900–950	935	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	498	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	530	254.00	254.00
7	550–600	569	252.00–269.00	264.09
9	600–650	629	252.00–266.00	261.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	365	237.50–285.00	255.41
2	400–450	435	200.00–232.00	216.18
5	450–500	470	220.00–235.00	227.44
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
8	550–600	570	210.00–240.00	221.99
6	600–650	618	200.00–237.50	208.61
15	650–700	663	190.00–227.00	205.00
1	700–750	715	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	479	287.00	287.00
3	550–600	591	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	239.77
6	350–400	379	235.00–250.00	245.05
2	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	287.00–311.00	306.56
2	350–400	372	292.00	292.00
5	400–450	418	290.00–296.00	294.78
1	450–500	495	297.00	297.00
5	500–550	512	185.00–288.00	262.78
4	550–600	576	200.00–255.00	213.96
6	600–650	619	227.00–229.00	228.33
5	650–700	674	222.00–224.00	222.39
1	700–750	730	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	328	292.50–327.50	303.20
6	350–400	372	260.00–315.00	279.82
7	400–450	403	245.00–280.00	262.14
4	450–500	477	230.00–272.50	256.28
6	500–550	539	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	637	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	415	200.00–240.00	225.05
3	450–500	487	200.00–222.50	214.19
3	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	223.32
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	625	180.00–220.00	192.91
3	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	865	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,189	84.00–145.00	123.15
5	—	1,109	141.50–157.50	150.10
23	—	1,045	58.00–122.50	111.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	146.00–159.00	151.67
73	—	1,252	110.00–160.00	133.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	140.00–157.00	147.22
41	—	1,351	130.00–168.00	138.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	150.00–175.00	164.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	175.00–180.00	177.68
22	—	1,520	136.00–177.00	159.02
17	—	1,754	140.00–170.00	159.41

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,638.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	762	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,326.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,475.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	741	925.00–1,375.00	1,157.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	995	1,350.00–2,400.00	1,879.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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